Map: Soria et Terra Santa Nuova Tavola
1988.07.0028
Detailed Images
Basic Information
| Artifact Identification | Map: Soria et Terra Santa Nuova Tavola (1988.07.0028) |
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| Classification/ Nomenclature |
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| Artist/Maker | Ptolemy's Universal Geography (c. 100-170 AD) Rosaccio, Giuseppe: Editor (c. 1530-1620) after an edition by Girolamo Ruscelli (c. 1500-1566) The heirs of Melchior Sessa: Publishers |
| Geographic Location | |
| Period/Date | Renaissance, 1598-1599 CE |
| Culture | Italian, Venetian |
Physical Analysis
| Dimension 1 (Width) | 34.0 cm |
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| Dimension 2 (Height) | 24.8 cm |
| Dimension 3 (Depth) | <0.1 cm |
| Weight | 6 g |
| Measuring Remarks | None |
| Materials | paper, pigment--ink |
| Manufacturing Processes | Printed |
| Munsell Color Information | Black ( 5y 8/1 ) -ns White ( 7.5r n2/0 ) -ns |
Research Remarks
| Published Description | Map of Syria and the Holy Land; made by Rosaccio after Ptolemy. Taken from book with central reinforced fold in tact. Reverse side of map contains text. |
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| Description | N/A |
| Comparanda | Swaen. "Soria et Terra Santa nuova tavola" by G. Ruscelli. Venice: 1598.
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| Bibliography | Stevens, Henry Newton and Edward Everett Ayer. Ptolemy's geography: a brief account of all the printed editions down to 1730... pg. 19, 56. London: Stevens, Son and Stiles, 1908. |
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 |