Map [Chart of the Mediterranean, the coast of Portugal, and the northwest coast of Africa]

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Title
[Chart of the Mediterranean, the coast of Portugal, and the northwest coast of Africa]
Contributor Names
Cavallini, Giovanni Battista, active 1630-1669.
Created / Published
In Liuorno : Cavallini, anno. 1678.
Subject Headings
-  Seaports--Mediterranean Sea--Maps--Early works to 1800
-  Mediterranean Region--Maps--Early works to 1800
-  Mediterranean Sea
-  Mediterranean Region
Genre
Manuscript maps
Portolan charts
Early maps
Notes
-  Title devised by cataloguer.
-  Oriented with north to the right.
-  Contains 16 wind roses.
-  Creator could be Giovanni Battista Cavallini, his son Pietro, or the Cavallini workshop.
-  Pen-and-ink and goauche.
-  Includes 3 bar scales in unidentified units and many illustrations throughout.
-  LC Nautical charts on vellum, 20
-  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
Medium
1 manuscript map : color, vellum ; 22 x 48 cm, matted and mounted between transparent lucite sheets 46 x 76 cm.
Call Number/Physical Location
G5672.M4P5 1678 .C2
Repository
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu
Digital Id
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g5672m.ct003910
Library of Congress Control Number
2014588813
Online Format
image
LCCN Permalink
https://lccn.loc.gov/2014588813
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Chicago citation style:

Cavallini, Giovanni Battista, Active. Chart of the Mediterranean, the coast of Portugal, and the northwest coast of Africa. In Liuorno: Cavallini, anno, 1678. Map. http://www.surfoboards.com/item/2014588813/.

APA citation style:

Cavallini, G. B. (1678) Chart of the Mediterranean, the coast of Portugal, and the northwest coast of Africa. In Liuorno: Cavallini, anno. [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, http://www.surfoboards.com/item/2014588813/.

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Cavallini, Giovanni Battista, Active. Chart of the Mediterranean, the coast of Portugal, and the northwest coast of Africa. In Liuorno: Cavallini, anno, 1678. Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.surfoboards.com/item/2014588813/>.

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