Portolan of Antonio Millo (1583)

Portolan of Antonio Millo
National Library of Poland
Also known as	Geographicae tabulae in charta pergamena 1583 [1]
Type	portolan chart
Date	1583
Size	41x65 cm (in a cover 44x33 cm) [1]
Accession	ZZK 0.2 399 [1]

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

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]

References

1. "Portolan of Angelo Freducci". Polona. National Library of Poland. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
2. Makowski & Sapała 2024, p. 122–123.
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.

Bibliography

• Makowski, Tomasz; Sapała, Patryk, eds. (2024). The Palace of the Commonwealth. Three times opened. Treasures from the National Library of Poland at the Palace of the Commonwealth. Warsaw: National Library of Poland.
• Tchórzewska-Kabata, Halina; Dąbrowski, Maciej, eds. (2003). More precious than gold. Treasures of the Polish National Library (electronic version) (PDF). Translated by Dorosz, Janina. Warsaw: National Library of Poland. ISBN   83-7009-402-3.

External links

• Portolan of Antonio Millo at the Polona digital library