Huth, Henry, 1815-1878, former owner Huth, Alfred Henry, 1850-1910, former owner Huth Library, former owner Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery. Manuscript. HM 1549
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Description
f. 1: [Luís Teixeira, Portolan chart] Portolan chart by Luís Teixeira, inscribed "Por Luis Teixeira em Lixboa", created ca. 1600. Nautical chart of Mediterranean area, including Europe with British Isles and portion of Scandinavia. Span folios: f. 1r-v. Support: Parchment (full skin). Layout: Border is red band outlined in black. Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea coasts and Scotland outlined in red ink, other Atlantic coasts colored green, with islands painted gold, green, red or blue; 15 elaborate compass roses, 7 with the symbols for the 8 wind directions; usual 32 rhumb line network in black, red and green ink for the principal directions; latitude scale numbered from 20° to 63° N, no longitude; 2 distance scales on borders and 2 within body of the map, all unnumbered; highly decorated with colorful vignettes of cities, banners, coats of arms and with a crucifix on the left extension. Input into Digital Scriptorium by: C. W. Dutschke, 1/15/2012. Cataloged from existing description: C. W. Dutschke with the assistance of R. H. Rouse et al., Guide to Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in the Huntington Library (San Marino, 1989). Unbound: formerly mounted on roller, now flattened in a modern portfolio. HM 1549. Huntington Library, San Marino, CA.
World maps--Early works to 1800 Nautical charts--Early works to 1800 Portolanos Portugal 16th century. (aat) Manuscripts (documents) (aat)
Source
Manuscripts, Huntington Digital Library
Provenance
Sold in 1867 by Henry Stevens (1791-1867) to Henry Huth, The Huth Library (1880), pt. 4, 1171. Sale of Alfred Henry Huth, Sotheby's, 11 July 1917, pt. VI, n. 5914 to G. D. Smith for Henry E. Huntington.
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