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A map of the island of Madagascar embellished with a decorative title design, fanciful sea monsters, and a compass rose. Engraved by Girolamo Porro of Venice.
Single paged, double sided. Map located above text on one side and reverse side includes indented text with design element and figural image/emblem below. Text side has modern pencil notes along bottom margin. Decorative with color. 10 cm. x 14 cm. From Tomaso Porcacchi's book "L'Isole piu famose del Mondo" (Venice, 1686; first published there in 1572). [Gift of Dr. Jack Franke]
Item: S. Lorenzo
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Original image part of the Maps of Africa, University of Texas at Arlington Libraries. Identifier: 2019-299, Porcacchi_S.Lorenzo_1686_UTA_2019-299
Identifier: 20086405
Title: S. Lorenzo
Creator: Porcacchi, Tomaso (Cartographer)
Description: A map of the island of Madagascar embellished with a decorative title design, fanciful sea monsters, and a compass rose. Engraved by Girolamo Porro of Venice. Single paged, double sided. Map located above text on one side and reverse side includes indented text with design element and figural image/emblem below. Text side has modern pencil notes along bottom margin. Decorative with color. 10 cm. x 14 cm. From Tomaso Porcacchi's book "L'Isole piu famose del Mondo" (Venice, 1686; first published there in 1572). [Gift of Dr. Jack Franke]
Date Created: 1686
Coverage: 1570s
Category: Cartography - Maps and Atlases
Subject Term: Maps, Africa, Madagascar, Islands, Indian Ocean
Location: Madagascar
Collection: Maps of Africa
Contributor: Porro, Girolamo (engraver)
Language: Italian
Type: Still Image
Format: JPG
Publisher: University of Texas at Arlington Libraries
Rights Holder: University of Texas at Arlington Libraries, Special Collections
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Title: S. Lorenzo
Creator: Porcacchi, Tomaso (Cartographer)
Description: A map of the island of Madagascar embellished with a decorative title design, fanciful sea monsters, and a compass rose. Engraved by Girolamo Porro of Venice. Single paged, double sided. Map located above text on one side and reverse side includes indented text with design element and figural image/emblem below. Text side has modern pencil notes along bottom margin. Decorative with color. 10 cm. x 14 cm. From Tomaso Porcacchi's book "L'Isole piu famose del Mondo" (Venice, 1686; first published there in 1572). [Gift of Dr. Jack Franke]
Date Created: 1686
Coverage: 1570s
Category: Cartography - Maps and Atlases
Subject Term: Maps, Africa, Madagascar, Islands, Indian Ocean
Location: Madagascar
Collection: Maps of Africa
Contributor: Porro, Girolamo (engraver)
Language: Italian
Type: Still Image
Format: JPG
Publisher: University of Texas at Arlington Libraries
Rights Holder: University of Texas at Arlington Libraries, Special Collections
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