[Portolan charts and a manuscript map]. - Ellis, John Henry, 1840-1912; Princeton University Library; Caloiro et Oliva, Placidus, 1611- (1642)
Maps and charts of the Mediterranean Sea and coasts (Southern Europe, Western Europe, Ottoman Empire), and a world map.
Ms. leaves.
Italian.
Decoration: Illuminated figures of rulers with armorial shields, windroses, and cities with banners.
Origin: Executed at Messina in 1642 by Giovanni Battista Caloiro and Placido Oliva.
Scheide Library, Princeton University. M 33.
Number 338 in a John Henry Ellis (?) cat. (s.v. Navigation); no. 2 in a 19th century collection.
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