Catalan Atlas is a photograph by Library Of Congress/science Photo Library which was uploaded on September 18th, 2018.
Catalan Atlas
Catalan Atlas, 14th century. The 6-page Catalan Atlas (1375) was produced on vellum by the Jewish cartographer Abraham Cresques. It was commissioned... more
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Catalan Atlas
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Library Of Congress/science Photo Library
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Catalan Atlas, 14th century. The 6-page Catalan Atlas (1375) was produced on vellum by the Jewish cartographer Abraham Cresques. It was commissioned by the rulers of the Kingdom of Aragon (north-eastern Spain). Two pages are on cosmography, and four on geography. These two pages show Europe, North Africa, and the Near East. The pictures include various rulers and cities (including flags) and mountains. The text is in Catalan. This version is a facsimile (exact reproduction) produced in 1959 by the Spanish scholars Joan Vernet and David Romano. The facsimile pages have been illuminated by hand in colour and gold leaf.
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September 18th, 2018
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