

- 8 de abr. de 2021
- 4 min
Chart of the week | Chart of Aguiar, 1492, Portugal
Author | Autor Jorge de Aguiar Date | Data 1492 Country | País Portugal Archive | Arquivo Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Call number | Catálogo Art Storage 30cea 1492 Dimensions | Dimensões 77 x 103 cm (Beinecke: 80 x 104 cm) Medea Database Entry | Entrada na base de dados Medea Throughout the twentieth century, some charts have vanished from the archives, while others have remarkably reappeared. The latter is the case of the present chart, which resurfaced in the
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- 1 de abr. de 2021
- 3 min
Chart of the Week | The Caverio Planisphere, c. 1505, Portugal or Italy
Author | Autor Nicolò Caveri Date | Data c. 1505 Country | País Portugal (or Italy) Archive | Arquivo Bibliothèque Nationale de France Call number | Número de Catálogo GE SH ARCH-1 Dimensions | Dimensões 1150 x 2250 mm Entry in Medea Database | Entrada na Base de Dados Medea The Caverio planisphere is a large, sumptuously decorated nautical chart of the world on ten joined sheets of parchment. It is signed by the Genoese cartographer Nicolò Caveri (Nicolay de Caverio, Nicola
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