Short geographical descriptions, in Italian, of the islands of the world, with tables of distances, a few sailing directions, and neatly sketched pen-and-ink maps of most of the islands in the Adriatic and the Greek Archipelago, "le isule di mar di Venecia, over si no Andriattiche", 16th century
Beg. "Dovendo principiar de le isule di mondo sia dar principio a la parte di ponente cioe da la Nova Spagna over Colfome".
The first island is Quba, the second Spagnola [Hispaniola], of which the discovery by "Cristofilo Colonbo" is noticed.
An index of the islands is added at the end.
Dates
- Creation: 16th century
Extent
93 Leaves
Language of Materials
- Italian
Shelfmark
MS. Rawl. D. 589
Other Finding Aids
William D. Macray, Catalogi codicum manuscriptorum Bibliothecae Bodleianae partis quintae fasciculus primus viri munificentissimi Ricardi Rawlinson, J.C.D., codicum classes duas priores, ad rem historicam praecipue et topographicam spectantes, complectens(Oxford, 1862), no. D. 589.
Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series(7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. III, no. 13362.
Physical Facet
On paper, in folio
Repository Details
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