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MapApographon descriptionis Orbis terrae, figuris et narratinunculis distinctae, manu Germanica opere nigelliari discolorio circa medium saec. XV. Tabulae aeneae Musei Borgiani Velitris consignatae, quod Camillus Joh. Paulii F. Borgia, Cruce Hieros. ornatus, … Relief shown pictorially. Oriented with the south to the top. Includes text. This map was commissioned by Cardinal Borgia, who reputedly had a cast made from the original map to be used in the creation of this engraved facsimile. Fewer than 10 copies of the facsimile are currently known to exist. Description of original: Borgia/Velletri World Map, Biblioteca Apostolico Vaticana, #237. A niello world…- Contributor: Borgia, Stefano
- Date: 1450
- Resource: Image