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Portolan atlas
Title
Portolan atlas.
Created
Venice, 1559
Physical Description
ff. 26 : parchment ; 250 x 185 mm.
Language
Latin; Italian
Notes
Script: inscriptions in black or red ink in Humanistica Cursiva under Gothic influence, and in Capitalis (the latter sometimes in gold).
Shield in yellow and blue with "Cosmo-Grra-Phia" in red. The maps show varying degrees of colouring.
An atlas produced by the Genoese cartographer Battista Agnese (1514-1564) in Venice. Includes 23 maps in various colors, with many representations of people, ships, and landmarks.
Binding: de luxe binding, 19th or 20th century, by Rivière & Son: gold-tooled red morocco over pasteboard; gold-tooled title on spine:"PORTOLANO / DA / BATTISTA / AGNESE", and at the bottom: "1559".
In Latin and Italian.
Record created by Beinecke staff from catalog description by Albert Derolez.
Provenance
Bequest of Henry C. Taylor, 1971.
Access and use
Material is open for research.
Summary
Manuscript on parchment of an atlas produced by the Genoese cartographer Battista Agnese (1514-1564) in Venice.
Publications
H.R. Wagner, The Manuscript Atlases of Battista Agnese (New York 1931) pp. 95-96, number LVIII.
Format
Archives or Manuscripts
Added to Catalog
December 03, 2010
References
Kebabian, J.S. Henry C. Taylor collection, 5
Battista Agnese, Portolan Atlas. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Cite as
Battista Agnese, Portolan Atlas. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Subjects
Subjects (Local Yale)
Genre/Form
Manuscripts, Renaissance - Italy - 16th century.
Portolanos - Italy - 16th century.
Portolan charts - Italy - 16th century.
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