Portolan of Antonio Millo (1583)

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Portolan of Antonio Millo
National Library of Poland
Geographicae tabulae in charta pergamena 1583 (3740939).jpg
Also known asGeographicae tabulae in charta pergamena 1583 [1]
Type portolan chart
Date1583
Size41x65 cm (in a cover 44x33 cm) [1]
AccessionZZK 0.2 399 [1]

Portolan of Antonio Millo is a portolan chart by Antonio Millo from 1583. [2]

Contents

The portolan belonged to the library of the Zamoyski family. During the Warsaw Uprising Germans removed it to Austria. [3] After the World War II it entered the collection of the National Library of Poland. [2] From May 2024, the manuscript is presented at the permanent exhibition in the Palace of the Commonwealth. [4] [5]

The manuscript consists of eight artistically made portolano charts. [3] The atlas covers the coasts of Western Europe, the Mediterranean Sea, the Black Sea, Central America and Africa. [2] The last chart in the Atlas (Africa) carries the inscription Antonius Millo F. M. D. LXXXIII. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Portolan of Angelo Freducci". Polona. National Library of Poland. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
  2. 1 2 3 Makowski & Sapała 2024, p. 122–123.
  3. 1 2 3 More precious than gold 2003, section ″Antonius Millo’s Nautical Atlas″.
  4. "Palace of the Commonwealth open to visitors". National Library of Poland. 2024-05-28. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
  5. Makowski & Sapała 2024, p. 121.

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