Left Half of a World Map Showing the Americas

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The Walters Art Museum
Data provider:
The Walters Art Museum
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Title:
Left Half of a World Map Showing the Americas
Date:
10th century AH/AD 16th century (Ottoman)
Description:
This folio from Walters manuscript W.660 is the left half of a world map showing the Americas.For the latest information about this object, illuminated mansucripts; folios (leaves), visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: Ottoman DynastyInscriptions: Reign: Style:
Type:
illuminated mansucripts
Type (Narrower):
Manuscript Illuminations
Type (Broader):
Image
Subject:
Culture: Islamic
Provenance:
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Medium:
ink and pigments on parchment
Extent:
Dimensions: H: 11 13/16 x W: 8 7/8 in. (30 x 22.5 cm)
Rights:
Public Domain
Identifier:
W.660.2A
Is part of:
MSS, ISL, MIS
Manuscripts
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