Portolan charts; their origin and characteristics, with a descriptive list of those belonging to the Hispanic society of America (1911)
Stevenson, Edward Luther, 1858-1944, Parr, Charles McKew donor, Parr, Ruth, donor, Hispanic Society of America · New York [The Knickerbocker Press] · leaf 66
to the west of Spain the AzoresIslands. England, Scotland, and Ireland are dis-tinguished by regional names artistically drawn. AcrossIreland is written a legend as if to explain the signifi-cance of a great bay on the west, which is thickly studdedwith small islands: Lacus fortunatus ubi sunt… … are exceedingly numerous, with an unusual number ofnames in the Balearic group of islands. The one com-pass rose of the atlas is to be found on this chart innorthern Africa. 4. Chart four includes the Mediterranean from ameridian slightly to the east of Sardinia to the extremewestern coast of Asia…
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