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Source Description
Facsimile reproduction of Maggiolo's 1527 manuscript map of the world.
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Document identity
localId
0z709247h
label
Vesconte de Maiollo conposuy hanc cartan in Janua anno dñy. 1587. die xx. Decenbris
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obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
0z709247h
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
Vesconte de Maiollo conposuy hanc cartan in Janua anno dñy. 1587. die xx. Decenbris
description
Facsimile reproduction of Maggiolo's 1527 manuscript map of the world.
date
["1898"]
year
1898
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
Italian
identifierLocal
06_01_015533
creators
Maggiolo, Vesconte, active 1504-1549
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Nautical charts--Early works to 1800--Facsimiles
World maps--Early works to 1800--Facsimiles
subjectsGeographic
World
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
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largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
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import
pubPlace
[Place of publication not identified]
publisher
[publisher not identified]
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
41688024w
extent
1 map ; 34 x 100 cm
notes
Facsimile reproduction of Maggiolo's 1527 manuscript map of the world.
The original manuscript map, held by the Biblioteca Ambrosiana in Milan, was destroyed by aerial bombing in 1944.
Includes illustrations of ships, animals, flags, cities, people and tents.
Date in inscription originally read 1527 but was altered to 1587.
Reproduction of original: [1527] 1 manuscript map on 2 sheets : on vellum, hand colored ; 60 x 170 cm in Biblioteca Ambrosiana, Milan, Italy.
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no
dcId
0z709247h
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map
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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5ee0e4bd1926f0f7