Portolano, containing 13 coast maps



Map 216.73.216.10 (0)

1508

Portolano, containing 13 coast maps

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Map showing Southeast Asia, from India to Cochin China, with rough indication of Chinese coast northwards. The map appears to be a copy of one of the early portolani of Visconti Maggiola of Genoa, and is the earliest Italian portolano now known which shows the North Atlantic coasts of America., Egerton MS 2803)

Additional Details

Title
Portolano, containing 13 coast maps
Creators
  • Maggiolo, Visconte de, active 1527.
Subject
  • Nautical charts--Southeast Asia--Early works to 1800
  • Southeast Asia--Map--Early works to 1800
Publisher
  • National Library Board Singapore, 1508
Contributors
  • British Library
  • William and Judith Bollinger
Digital Description
application/pdf, hand col.
Copyright
  • All rights reserved. The British Library, 2017