Portolan Atlas of the Mediterranean Sea, Western Europe, and the Northwest Coast of Africa 1590
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About This Map
Old manuscript map / portolan chart / early map / world atlase of Earth, Mediterranean Region.
Created by Joan Oliva in 1590.
Created by Joan Oliva in 1590.
- 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.

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