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- 10 de jun. de 2021
- 5 min
Chart of the Week | Paris/Columbus Map, 1488-1492, unknown
Author | Autor Unknown Date | Data (1488-1492) Country | País Unknown Archive | Arquivo Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris Call number | Número Catálogo E AA-562 (RES) Dimensions | Dimensões 1120 x 700 mm Medea Database Entry | Entrada Base de Dados Medea The “Paris Map” is a rare and enigmatic example of Early Modern nautical cartography mixed with Medieval elements. The map offers two different cartographic paradigms - a mappamundi graces the neck of the parchment, and
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- 2 de jun. de 2021
- 4 min
Chart of the Week | Freducci Chart of the North Atlantic, circa 1525, Italy
Author | Autor [Conte di Ottomano di Freducci] Date | Data c. 1525 Country | País Ancona, Italy Archive | Arquivo Archivio di Stato di Firenze Call number | Número de Catálogo C.N. 15 Dimensions | Dimensões 760 x 1110 mm Medea DB entry | Entrada na BD Medea The Freducci chart is signed “Conte de hectomāno freducci de Anchora,” indicating its production by a member of the Freducci family of Ancona, who were the makers of two-dozen charts and atlases from the 1490s to 1556. Pre
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