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Atlas of Battista Agnese
| Content Provider | Library of Congress - Maps |
|---|---|
| Temporal Coverage | 1544 |
| Abstract | Battista Agnese (circa 1500--1564) was an Italian cartographer, born in Genoa, who worked in Venice between 1536 and 1564 and became one of the most important figures in Renaissance cartography. He created approximately 100 manuscript atlases, of which more than 70 are extant, either with his signature or attributed to his school. His atlases, which are considered works of art for their high quality and beauty, are mostly portolan, or nautical, atlases printed on vellum for high-ranking officials or wealthy merchants. This 1544 atlas contains 15 full-page illuminated plates, with detailed maps and geographic figures, in bright colors, decorated with cherubs on clouds. Some of the maps are decorated with traces of gold. The oval mappa mundi has cherubs, or wind heads, in blue and gold clouds, which represent the classical 12 wind points out of which evolved the modern compass points. The most detailed maps show complete coasts, ports, and rivers and were the navigation aids of the day, but they do not generally represent inland features other than towns and cities. The atlas includes an armillary sphere and a finely drawn zodiac chart. |
| Part of Series | National Library of Spain World Digital Library - Partner Items World Digital Library Catalog |
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| Access Restriction | Open |
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| Subject Keyword | Medieval Geography Illuminations World Maps Mappae Mundi Maps |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | 1544 |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Geography, Medieval |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Illuminations |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Mappae mundi |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | World maps |
| Alternative Title | Atlas de Battista Agnese |
| Content Type | Image |
| Resource Type | Map |
