Map: Tabula Asiae VIII
1988.07.0021
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Basic Information
Artifact Identification | Map: Tabula Asiae VIII (1988.07.0021) |
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Classification/ Nomenclature |
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Artist/Maker | Ptolemy's Universal Geography (c. 100-170 AD) Ruscelli, Girolamo: Editor /Publisher (c. 1500-1566) Vincenzo Valgrisi: Printer (d. 1574) after an edition by Giacomo Gastaldi (1500-1566) |
Geographic Location | |
Period/Date | Renaissance, 1561 CE |
Culture | Italian, Venetian |
Physical Analysis
Dimension 1 (Width) | 30.5 cm |
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Dimension 2 (Height) | 21.5 cm |
Dimension 3 (Depth) | <0.1 cm |
Weight | 6 g |
Measuring Remarks | None |
Materials | Paper, Pigment--ink |
Manufacturing Processes | Printed |
Munsell Color Information | waived |
Research Remarks
Published Description | N/A |
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Description | N/A |
Comparanda | The Old Map Gallery. "(India - Tibet - Kyrgystan - China) Tabula Asiae VIII" by Ruscelli. 1561.
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Bibliography | Ptolemaeus, Claudius, Girolamo Ruscelli, and Giuseppe Rosaccio. La Geografia di Claudio Tolomeo Alessandrino. Venice: Sessa, 1599.
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Artifact History
Archaeological Data | N/A |
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Credit Line/Dedication | The Seymour and Muriel Yale Collection of Coins of the Ottoman Empire and Other Middle East States |
Reproduction | no |
Reproduction Information | N/A |