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1. Add MS 5415 A

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 5415 A
Title:
The Queen Mary Atlas
Scope & Content:
This portolan or atlas consists of three tables and nine large ornamented maps, executed by the Portuguese cartographer Diogo Homem (b. 1521, d. 1576) between 1555 and 1559. The manuscript is thought to have been made for King Philip II of Spain (r. 1556–98), possibly as a gift from Queen Mary I...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
c 1555-1559
Extent:

1 volume

2. IOR/X/3120

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/X/3120
Title:
‘Route from Isfahan by Kermanshah to Muraga and return by Hamadan. Performed under Orders of Brigr. Genl. Malcolm by Lieut. E. Frederick of the Bombay Military Establishmt. AD. 1810’
Scope & Content:
Distinctive Features: Relief shown by hachures. Routes indicated by dotted lines. Inscriptions: On the recto in the bottom right-hand corner signature ‘John Garstin Surveyor Genls. Office Fort William 1811’. Labels: On the recto in the lower centre black ink oval stamp ‘E.I. COMP’S LIBRARY’.
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
1810
Extent:
1 map

3. IOR/X/3127

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/X/3127
Title:
Historical maps of Hormúz Island
Scope & Content:
Imprint: London, T. Pettitt & Co. Litho. Distinctive Features: Map in the upper left: 'North end of Hormúz Island shewing site of ancient towns &c.’. Map in the upper right: 'Map shewing the position of Hormúz Island with reference to the Persian Coast and the other old European...
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
1874
Extent:
3 maps and 1 view on 1 sheet