Map 1. Eastern Mediterranean

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About this Item

Title

  • [Portolan atlas of the Mediterranean Sea, western Europe, and the northwest coast of Africa].

Names

  • Oliva, Joan, active 1580-1615.

Created / Published

  • [ca. 1590]

Contents

  • [1. Eastern Mediterranean] -- [2. Central Mediterranean] -- [3. Western Europe and the British Isles] -- [4. Northwest Africa] -- [5. World map drawn on an oval projection].

Headings

  • -  Mediterranean Region--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  Earth

Genre

  • Manuscript maps
  • Portolan charts
  • Early maps
  • World atlases

Notes

  • -  Title supplied by cataloger.
  • -  Attributed to Joan Oliva by John Wolter in A portolan atlas of the Mediterranean Sea and western European waters, with a world map, 1987.
  • -  Pen-and-ink and watercolor on vellum. World map painted on paper affixed to vellum.
  • -  Six blank paper pages precede and follow the 10 vellum pages of maps. Circular watermarks on pp. [3] and [19].
  • -  Bound in contemporary tooled and gilded vellum covers.
  • -  Accompanied by 4 pieces of a Latin manuscript on vellum removed from the spine during conservation.
  • -  LC Nautical charts on vellum, 8.

Medium

  • 1 ms. atlas ([22] p.) : col. ill., col. maps, vellum ; 29 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G1059 .O4 1590

Repository

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

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2005634035

Online Format

  • image

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Oliva, Joan, Active. Portolan atlas of the Mediterranean Sea, western Europe, and the northwest coast of Africa. [1590] Map. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2005634035/.

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Oliva, J. (1590) Portolan atlas of the Mediterranean Sea, western Europe, and the northwest coast of Africa. [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2005634035/.

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Oliva, Joan, Active. Portolan atlas of the Mediterranean Sea, western Europe, and the northwest coast of Africa. [1590] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2005634035/>.