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Source Description
This folio from Walters manuscript W.660 is the right half of a world map showing Africa and the Far East.
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Document identity
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84332
label
Right Half of a World Map Showing Africa and the Far East
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object
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2
Source metadata
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84332
sourceUrl
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object
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normalized
title
Right Half of a World Map Showing Africa and the Far East
description
This folio from Walters manuscript W.660 is the right half of a world map showing Africa and the Far East.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
10th century AH/AD 16th century (Ottoman)
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CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
illuminated mansucripts
folios (leaves)
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2
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2
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
30
height
22.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 11 13/16 x W: 8 7/8 in. (30 x 22.5 cm)
Source extras
cul
Islamic
dynasty
Ottoman Dynasty
med
ink and pigments on parchment
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2431
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MIS
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none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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0c8e90245513750d
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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58285bd01ea9a3a1
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no