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Map of S. Lorenzo Island with place names in Italian. Sea monsters in the water. Eight-pointed compass rose. Italian text from book of origin on verso.
To the south is a small island called "Ys. de Pracel"; a "pracel" was a navigator's term for a "moderately elevated chain of islets, sandbanks, and reefs".
Which modern island this map refers to is unclear.


cartography
1576-01-02
PERMANENT COLLECTION
Hart Nautical
Porro, Girolamo; Calignani, Simon; Angelieri, Giorgio
ink; laid paper; mounting
5 in x 6 1/2 in
Italy: Venice