Nautical Chart Of Western Europe, Ca. 1400-1425
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Title
Nautical Chart Of Western Europe, Ca. 1400-1425
Subject
Fifteenth century--Cartography--Ireland--Purgatory
Description
This chart, from an atlas by an unknown chartmaker probably working in Venice, shows an awareness of most of the eastern and southern coastlines of the British Isles stemming from voyages of Venetian galleys to the area since 1300.
Creator
Unknown, 1400-1425
Publisher
British Library, Maps Collection
Date
1400-1425
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial licence
Format
Ink and Tempera on Parchment, 29.4 x 45cm
Language
Italian
Type
Manuscript Map
Identifier
DD_0340
Coverage
54.616218, -7.876212
Abstract
This chart, from an atlas by an unknown chartmaker probably working in Venice, shows an awareness of most of the eastern and southern coastlines of the British Isles stemming from voyages of Venetian galleys to the area since 1300. The west and northern-most coasts of Great Britain are relatively bare and Ireland incorporates legends about the purgatory of St Patrick with some realistic coastal information particularly along the west coast. Its purpose - to act as a guide for navigators and merchants - accounts for the way in which it depicts the British Isles, which is very different from that to be found in English-made maps or Ptolemaic maps of the period.
References
British Library, Additional MS 19510 ff. 2v-3
Collection
Citation
Unknown, 1400-1425, “Nautical Chart Of Western Europe, Ca. 1400-1425,” Digital Derg: A Deep Map, accessed March 29, 2024, https://digitalderg.eu/items/show/360.