Portolan chart of the Atlantic, the western half of the Indian Ocean, and the extreme southeast of the Pacific.

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Title: Portolan chart of the Atlantic, the western half of the Indian Ocean, and the extreme southeast of the Pacific.
Creator: Albernaz, João Teixeira, active 1665-1681
Published / Created: [1665]
Copyright Date: [1665]
Publication Place: [Lisbon, Portugal]
Description: "Feita por João Teix[ei]ra Albernass Cosmographo los Reinos de Portugal por Sua Mag[esta]de. O anno de 1665. L[i]x[bo]a"
Contains five compass roses.
Decoration: coats of arms in territories.
Imperfect: chipped along edges.
Manuscript annotations on verso.
Pen-and-ink in black, red, blue, yellow and green.
Portolan chart with seaport names given for all coastlines.
Title devised by cataloger.
Extent: 1 map : manuscript, color, vellum ; 75 x 123 cm, on sheet 87 x 127 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Scale: Scale approximately 1:17,000,000
Coordinates: (W 100°--E 85°/N 65°--S 65°)., 065.000000, -065.000000, 085.000000, -100.000000, 17000000, and a
Language: Portuguese

Format: cartographic
Genre: Manuscript maps
Portolan charts
Resource Type: Maps, Atlases & Globes
Subject (Geographic): Atlantic Ocean--Maps--Early works to 1800.
Indian Ocean--Maps--Early works to 1800.
Pacific Ocean--Maps--Early works to 1800.
Subject (Topic): Nautical charts--Atlantic Ocean--Early works to 1800.
Nautical charts--Indian Ocean--Early works to 1800.
Nautical charts--Pacific Ocean--Early works to 1800.

Access: Public
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