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

Oliva, Joan, fl. 1580-1615.

CREATED/PUBLISHED
[ca. 1590]

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.

Reference: LC Nautical charts on vellum, 8.

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

Scale [ca. 1:7,000,000].

Scale [ca. 1:65,000,000].

SUBJECTS
Nautical charts--Early works to 1800.
Nautical charts--Mediterranean Region--Early works to 1800.
Atlases, Spanish--Early works to 1800.
Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800.
World.

RELATED TITLES
[Vellum chart collection ; 8]

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

CALL NUMBER
G1059 .O4 1590

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

DIGITAL ID
g3201pm gct00065 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3201pm.gct00065

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