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Source Description
An exemplary print of a sea chart using the old-fashioned maritime tradition of portolan charts, which were drawn from first-hand observations by pilots, who used these outlines and then improved on the details using their memories.
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Document identity
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85493
label
West Indiche Paskaret…
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Source metadata
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85493
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title
West Indiche Paskaret…
description
An exemplary print of a sea chart using the old-fashioned maritime tradition of portolan charts, which were drawn from first-hand observations by pilots, who used these outlines and then improved on the details using their memories.
provenance
W. Graham Arader III, Philadelphia [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Jean and Sidney Silber, Baltimore, February 1, 1977, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2011, by gift.
date
ca. 1710
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CC0
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en
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maps
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Source extras
dimensions
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cm
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88.9
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107.2
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4.4
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cul
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21049
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EAN
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none
dimensionsRaw
Framed: 35 × 42 3/16 × 1 3/4 in. (88.9 × 107.2 × 4.4 cm)
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photo
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photo
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