Map [A portolan chart of the Atlantic Ocean and adjacent continents].

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Title
[A portolan chart of the Atlantic Ocean and adjacent continents].
Contributor Names
Roiz, Pascoal.
Created / Published
1633.
Subject Headings
-  Nautical charts--Atlantic Ocean--Early works to 1800
-  Atlantic Ocean--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
-  Africa--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
-  Asia--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
-  Europe--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
-  South America--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
-  North America--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
-  Atlantic Ocean
-  Africa
-  Asia
-  Europe
-  South America
-  North America
Notes
-  Also shows the southeast Pacific Ocean, the southwest Indian Ocean, as well as the continents of South America, Africa, Europe, and portions of North America and Asia.
-  Relief shown pictorially.
-  Title supplied by cataloger.
-  LC Nautical charts on vellum, 16.
-  LC Luso-Hispanic World, Vellum Chart 16
-  Pen-and-ink, watercolors, and colored pencil, matted and mounted between panels of transparent Lucite plexiglass; the panels are riveted on a rigid frame (102 cm. x 118 cm.).
-  Includes pictures of a fort, circle of compass roses, flags, insignia, coast-of-arms, and religious figures.
-  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
-  Imperfect: Mended horizontal tears across left edge section, some losses along edges, discoloration throughout, with spotting along west side. Blue paint in lower right corner.
Medium
1 ms. map : col., vellum ; 80 x 95 cm.
Call Number/Physical Location
G9111.P5 1633 .R7
Repository
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu
Digital Id
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g9111p.ct002332
Library of Congress Control Number
2008621738
Language
Portuguese
Online Format
image
Description
Also shows the southeast Pacific Ocean, the southwest Indian Ocean, as well as the continents of South America, Africa, Europe, and portions of North America and Asia. Relief shown pictorially. Title supplied by cataloger. LC Nautical charts on vellum, 16. LC Luso-Hispanic World, Vellum Chart 16 Pen-and-ink, watercolors, and colored pencil, matted and mounted between panels of transparent Lucite plexiglass; the panels are riveted on a rigid frame (102 cm. x 118 cm.). Includes pictures of a fort, circle of compass roses, flags, insignia, coast-of-arms, and religious figures. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Imperfect: Mended horizontal tears across left edge section, some losses along edges, discoloration throughout, with spotting along west side. Blue paint in lower right corner.
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https://lccn.loc.gov/2008621738
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Roiz, Pascoal. A portolan chart of the Atlantic Ocean and adjacent continents. 1633. Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2008621738/>.