Portolan of Antonio Millo | |
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National Library of Poland | |
Also known as | Geographicae tabulae in charta pergamena 1583[1] |
Type | portolan chart |
Date | 1583 |
Size | 41x65 cm (in a cover 44x33 cm)[1] |
Accession | ZZK 0.2 399[1] |
Portolan of Antonio Millo is a portolan chart by Antonio Millo from 1583.[2]
The portolan belonged to the library of the Zamoyski family. During the Warsaw Uprising Germans removed it to Austria.[3] After the World War II it entered the collection of the National Library of Poland.[2] From May 2024, the manuscript is presented at the permanent exhibition in the Palace of the Commonwealth.[4][5]
The manuscript consists of eight artistically made portolano charts.[3] The atlas covers the coasts of Western Europe, the Mediterranean Sea, the Black Sea, Central America and Africa.[2] The last chart in the Atlas (Africa) carries the inscription Antonius Millo F. M. D. LXXXIII.[3]