Portolan Chart of the Mediterranean Region.
Collection: Osher Collection
Name: Portolan Chart of the Mediterranean Region.
Barcode: 319
Creator: Olives, Bartomeu, active 16th century
Notes: Inscription in Spanish records that the chart was made in the fortress of Salvador in Messina, Sicily. Olives came from a family of Majorcan chart makers. Decorations include real and mythical animals, castles and fortresses, miniature town views specifically of the port towns of Venice and Genoa.
Date/Date Range Produced: 1583
Date/Date Range Published: 1583
Language: English
Dimensions: vellum (animal skin) x
Printing Technique: Manuscript
Material Type: Vellum (parchment)
LC Call Number:
OCLC: 891668385
Accession Number: OS-1583-2
Donor: Osher
Permenant URL: https://oshermaps.org/map/319.0001