[Brazil and Central Atlantic]

An image showing 'Oliva, Joannes (Italian, Messina). Atlas of six charts on Vellum - West Indies, Atlantic and Mediterranean. Overall shot plus two details of ship and Compass.'

An image showing 'P/8(3) C Atlantic, Brazil, Oliva'

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Bound sheet. Col. ms. Medium: Vellum. Scale: [ca. 1: 14 000 000 (lat)]. Contents Note: Iconography: one ship with a boat in tow. Bound in an atlas of six charts, unsigned and undated. The dating is very uncertain. The charts all have decorative scales and compass roses.

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Record Details

Item reference:	P/8(3); MS33-9932C
Level:	PART
Extent:	33 x 54cm
Date made:	[1550]; circa 1640
Creator:	Oliva, Joanne
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London

Hierarchy

Atlases, Maps And Plans (Manuscript) (P)
- Atlas of six charts on vellum - West Indies, Atlantic and Mediterranean. (Manuscript) (P/8)
  - [Caribbean and coasts of America] (Chart) (P/8(2))
  - [Brazil and Central Atlantic] (Chart) (P/8(3))
  - [NE Atlantic, Lisbon to Cape Verde] (Chart) (P/8(4))
  - [NE Atlantic and W Mediterranean] (Chart) (P/8(5))
  - [Mediterranean] (Chart) (P/8(6))
  - [Greek Archipelago] (Chart) (P/8(7))