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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
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CollectionGeneral Maps This category includes maps that typically portray the physical environment and a variety of cultural elements for a geographic area at a particular point in time. The maps in this category show a geographic area larger than a city or town and do not display a subject that is part of one of the thematic categories.- Date: 1290
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