[Manuscript portolan atlas of the Mediterranean Sea and the African coast] [cartographic material] / Joan Martines in Messina an~y 1583
| Author/creator | Martines, Joan author. |
| Other author | Adam Matthew Digital (Firm) digitiser. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication | Marlborough, Wiltshire : Adam Matthew Digital, 2018. |
| Description | 1 online resource |
| Supplemental Content | https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=http://www.exploration.amdigital.co.uk/Documents/Details/NL_VAULT_folio_Ayer_MS_map_21 |
| Subjects |
| Summary | Description: Chart of north-western Africa, southwestern Spain, and the Canary Islands, Chart of the coast of Africa between Mauritania and the Cape of Good Hope, Chart of the British Isles, western Europe, western Mediterranean Sea, and north-western Africa, Chart of the eastern Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea. Verso of last chart includes annotation tracing previous ownership, including 1595 inscription signed "W.L. Burghly [?]" noting that he was given the atlas by Charles Howard, Earl of Nottingham and chief English admiral during the Spanish Armada of 1588. Inscription, apparently by Pierre Esprit Radisson, French explorer and fur trader in North America, noting that the atlas was given to him by Charles Bayley, first governor of Hudson's Bay. Inscription by "Morpin [?]" noting that Radisson gave him the atlas in 1675 and note, also by Morpin, stating he returned the atlas to Radisson. |
| General note | AMDigital Reference: VAULT folio Ayer MS map 21. |
| Original version | Reproduction of: [Manuscript portolan atlas of the Mediterranean Sea and the African coast] [cartographic material] / Joan Martines in Messina an~y 1583. 1583. |
| Location of original | The Newberry Library |
| Copyright note | The Newberry Library |
| Source of description | Description based on online resource (viewed on May 28, 2018). |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |