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...
Thirteen portions of a large outline Atlas of the World, on a spherical projection in pen and ink, c1700,
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Portions of a large outline Atlas of the World, drawn on a spherical projection; about the year 1700, in pen and ink: on thirteen sheets each measuring 2ft. 4.in X 2 ft. 1. The Western half of Europe 2. Europe within the Arctic circle. 3. Western Coast of Africa from Cape Bojador to Cape Form...
[Two charts; 1 of coasts of England, France, Spain, Africa and South America and 1 of the Mediterranean, with coasts of Spain, France, Italy, Greece, Asia Minor and Africa.]
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[Charts of the Mediterranean, with coasts of Spain, France, Italy, Greece, Asia Minor and Africa, authored by Comberford, Nicholas, 1657]