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A map of Portugal made from the copper plate of Gerard Mercator and published in an unidentified atlas. The south-oriented map includes a Portuguese coat of arms, three elaborate strapwork cartouches, two ships, a sea monster, and a compass rose.

French text on verso (208v and 205r) that begins the chapter "De Portugal."


cartography
1600-01-02
PERMANENT COLLECTION
Hart Nautical
Secco, Vernando Alvaro; Mercator, Gerard; Doetecomius, Baptista
ink; laid paper
16 1/2 in x 21 in.
Netherlands: Amsterdam