Map: Arabia Felice Nuova Tavola
1988.07.0029
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Basic Information
| Artifact Identification | Map: Arabia Felice Nuova Tavola (1988.07.0029) |
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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 (N/A) | 33.7 cm |
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| Dimension 2 (N/A) | 24.6 cm |
| Dimension 3 (N/A) | N/A |
| Weight | 7 g |
| Measuring Remarks | None |
| Materials | paper, pigment--ink |
| Manufacturing Processes | Printed |
| Munsell Color Information | (5y8/2) -ns black - multi ( 5y2.5/1) -ns |
Research Remarks
| Published Description | Map is entitled "ARABIA FELICE NVOVA TAVOLA" in latin. It shows Saudi Arabia, the eastern portion of North Africa, and the southern regions of the Middle East around the Persian Gulf and the Indian Ocean. It emphasized the mountainous areas and has a measuring scale surrounding map. The back side has 2 pages from a book numbered "117." |
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| Description | N/A |
| Comparanda | Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps Inc. "Arabia Felice Nuova Tavola" by Girolamo 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 |