Freducci, Conte di Ottomano, active 1497-1539, cartographer
Published / Created:
[1536?]
Call Number:
Covers 49 +1536
Image Count:
6
Resource Type:
cartographic image
Description:
Title devised by cataloger., Pen-and-ink in black, red, blue, green, and gold., Four charts, each measuring 33 x 43 cm, mounted on composite boards and edged with vellum, bound in boards covered by blue cloth with label pasted on front cover (No. [1906/242 in manuscript])., and Inscription on third chart (Mediterranean region from the Strait of Gibraltar to the coast of Greece), "Yhs ma [ver]go Conte freducci de ancona la facta nela[n]no MCCCCCXXXVJ."
Publisher:
Conte di Ottomano Freducci
Subject (Geographic):
Mediterranean Region, North Atlantic Ocean, and Baltic Sea
Manuscript documents and letters, illustrating the daily life and responsibilities of sea captains in the 18th and early 19th centuries. The collection includes documents relating to Captain Robert Poultney in Jamaica and letters on personal and naval matters addressed to Captain John Wainwright. Also included are descriptions of coastal areas and navigation hazzards, documents relating to obtaining supplies, a ship's newsletter, and a colored map ("Rochfort et les Environs").
Description:
Robert Poultney was the captain of the ship Loretta in Jamaica in 1762-1764., John Wainwright of the Royal Navy served in the East Indies and the Mediterranean, fought throughout the Napoleonic Wars, and is remembered for the destruction of the pirate town Ras-al-Kayma while captain of the ship Chiffonne., and In English, with one letter in French.
Subject (Geographic):
Mediterranean Region and Brittany (France)
Subject (Name):
Poultney, Robert., Wainwright, John, Captain., Chiffonne (Ship), Great Britain. Royal Navy, and Loretta (Ship)
Subject (Topic):
Officers, Sea life, Aids to navigation, Coasts, Navigation, Seafaring life, Ship captains, and Description and travel
