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Portolan chart, French : [cartographic material] : [manuscript]

Description
f. 1. [Portolan chart]. French. Nautical chart of west coast of Spitsbergen.
Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date
[between 1600 and 1625]
Call number
mssHM 47
Provenance
The only marking is the number "13" in a seventeenth century hand on verso (once in pencil and once in red ink), probably a page number in a volume of maps.
Restrictions
RESTRICTED. Available with curatorial approval. Requires extended retrieval and delivery time.
Dimensions
460 x 635 mm
Associated organization
Henry E. Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.
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