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ff. 7. [Pietro Cavallini]. [Portolan atlas]. Latin. 1, Western Mediterranean including Spain, Portugal, and northwest Africa; 2, Central Mediterranean including Italy and north African coast; 3, Eastern Mediterranean and Aegean Sea; 4, Sicily; 5, Sardinia; 6, Corsica. Title from printed catalog. Support: Parchment. Layout: Bifolia attached sequentially. Borders are 2 sets of double ruled black lines. Other Decoration: Black and red ink for nomenclature in a minuscule script with area names in display script; land masses outlined in color, islands painted gold, blue, red or green; charts 1, 2 and 3 have from 15 to 17 elaborate compass roses with the usual 32 rhumb line network in black, red and green ink for the principal directions while charts 4, 5 and 6 have only 1 compass rose placed to one side of each chart and the 32 rhumb lines radiate from only one central point; latitude scale on chart 1 only, no longitude; 2 to 4 numbered scales of distance on each chart; highly decorated with drawings of animals, ships, sea beasts, vignettes of cities with banners, mountains, rivers, and cartouches framing the distance scales. Inscribed and dated by the cartographer in Livorno on chart 3. Assigned Date: s. XVII4/4. Input into Digital Scriptorium by: C. W. Dutschke, 1/14/2012. 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). Bound, s. XVII, in Italian brown paper boards with geometric designs in black ink on front and back, remains of ties at top, bottom, and fore edge. HM 38. Huntington Library, San Marino, CA.
Black circular stamp "MN " of the Niccolini Collection in Florence on front flyleaf. Sold ca. 1825 by John Cochran to Sir Thomas Phillipps whose n. 3020 and Middle Hill stamp are on the frontispiece.
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