Portuguese Atlas Title Page is a photograph by Library Of Congress, Geography And Map Division which was uploaded on July 21st, 2016.
Portuguese Atlas Title Page
Portuguese atlas title page. Ornate decoration and titles on the title page of 'Taboas geraes de toda a navegacao' (1630), an atlas produced by... more
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Portuguese Atlas Title Page
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Portuguese atlas title page. Ornate decoration and titles on the title page of 'Taboas geraes de toda a navegacao' (1630), an atlas produced by Portuguese cartographer Joao Teixeira Albernaz I (active 1602-1648). Three globes are shown across top, with putti bearing cartographic and navigational instruments (dividers and quadrant), either side of a coast-of-arms and crown. The name of the map-maker is at lower centre, where is is named as the royal cosmographer. Albernaz was the most prolific Portuguese cartographer of the seventeenth century.
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