Jacobus Scottus - atlas, principally of the Mediterranean, 1592
Jacobus Scottus - atlas, principally of the Mediterranean, 1592
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Author / Creator
Date
1592
Call Numbers
SAFE/C 446 (Safe 1/258)
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Formats
Manuscripts, Pictures and Drawings
Physical Description
Contents
0.01 metres of textual and graphic materials (1 volume containing 7 charts) - approx. 36cm. x 23.5cm.
Drawings
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Level of description
Fonds
Access and use
Issue Copy
Digitised : map of the world
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Scope and Contents
Contents
Manuscript portolan atlas on vellum, comprising seven charts. The inscription on the first chart, a map of the world, reads : 'Jacobus Scottus Genovensi loco levanti me fecisite civitate neapoli anno domini 1592'. The other six charts depict the coasts of the Mediterranean, the Black Sea, North Africa, Great Britain and Ireland, and the western coa...
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Full title
Jacobus Scottus - atlas, principally of the Mediterranean, 1592
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Includes signature of D.S. Mitchell.
Leather cover embossed in gold.
Digital order no:a5182001
Contextual Information
Source
Bequeathed by David Scott Mitchell in 1907
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
SAFE/C 446 (Safe 1/258)
Record Identifier
nZNvzwQn
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/nZNvzwQn
Other Identifiers
Reference code
456995
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