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Map [Chart of the Atlantic Ocean, from 37° N to 42° S]

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Title

  • [Chart of the Atlantic Ocean, from 37° N to 42° S]

Names

  • Ferreira, Manoel, active 1760, cartographer.

Created / Published

  • Portugal : Mel Ferra, approximately 1760.

Headings

  • -  Atlantic Ocean--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  Atlantic Ocean

Genre

  • Manuscript maps
  • Portolan charts
  • Early maps

Notes

  • -  Title from LC Nautical charts on vellum.
  • -  Prime meridian: Cape Verde.
  • -  Pen-and-ink and goauche.
  • -  Includes illustrations.
  • -  LC Nautical charts on vellum, 29.

Medium

  • 1 manuscript map : color, vellum ; 101 x 76 cm

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G9100 1760 .F4

Repository

  • Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2015593209

Online Format

  • image

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Ferreira, Manoel, Active 1760, Cartographer. Chart of the Atlantic Ocean, from 37° N to 42° S. Portugal: Mel Ferra, approximately, 1760. Map. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2015593209/.

APA citation style:

Ferreira, M. (1760) Chart of the Atlantic Ocean, from 37° N to 42° S. Portugal: Mel Ferra, approximately. [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2015593209/.

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Ferreira, Manoel, Active 1760, Cartographer. Chart of the Atlantic Ocean, from 37° N to 42° S. Portugal: Mel Ferra, approximately, 1760. Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2015593209/>.