Portolan chart of the western portion of the Mediterranean, on a single sheet of vellum, showing the coasts of North Africa, Italy, Spain, France and the British Isles, the coastlines mostly drawn in black ink, some (Sicily and the British Isles) in olive green, the name of every port added in black ink in a fair roman hand, the three sides of the Mediterranean labelled 'Meridies', 'Occidens' and 'Septentrio' in large olive green capitals, with an inset world map in the style of Ortelius added in sepia on the left-hand side ('Typus Orbis Terrarum'... 'Terra Australis nondum cognita'), the chart embellished with 5 emblematic rulers and an inset of the Virgin at top, in blue, red and yellow, cartouche, strapwork and 3 compass roses in red and blue, chart divided by red and green rhumblines extending from the compass roses, decorative borders at sides (only), the chart very faded in parts and all from Greece eastwards (i.e. the lower portion) missing, 3 large and numerous small holes in the vellum, some later inking over of port names, mounted with staples onto canvas over wood, with resulting tears and chips at edges, framed, chart approximately 750 x 665mm. [Italy, 1590s?], sold not subject to return
Portolan chart of the western portion of the Mediterranean, on a single sheet of vellum, showing the coasts of North Africa, Italy, Spain, France and the British Isles, the coastlines mostly drawn in black ink, some (Sicily and the British Isles) in olive green, the name of every port added in black ink in a fair roman hand, the three sides of the Mediterranean labelled 'Meridies', 'Occidens' and 'Septentrio' in large olive green capitals, with an inset world map in the style of Ortelius added in sepia on the left-hand side ('Typus Orbis Terrarum'... 'Terra Australis nondum cognita'), the chart embellished with 5 emblematic rulers and an inset of the Virgin at top, in blue, red and yellow, cartouche, strapwork and 3 compass roses in red and blue, chart divided by red and green rhumblines extending from the compass roses, decorative borders at sides (only), the chart very faded in parts and all from Greece eastwards (i.e. the lower portion) missing, 3 large and numerous small holes in the vellum, some later inking over of port names, mounted with staples onto canvas over wood, with resulting tears and chips at edges, framed, chart approximately 750 x 665mm. [Italy, 1590s?], sold not subject to return
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