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Add MS 24065 World Map, 1550 (ink & colour on vellum)

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BL3703834
Image title
Add MS 24065 World Map, 1550 (ink & colour on vellum)
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Artist
Desceliers, Pierre (fl.1550) / French
Location
British Library, London, UK
Medium
ink and colour on vellum
Date
1550 AD (C16th AD)
Dimensions
135x215 cms
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Map of the known world comissioned by Henry II of France (r. 1547–59) or the Duc de Montmorency. One of the earliest maps to show Canada and Australia (‘Terre Australle’). Includes twenty-six long descriptive texts, for which no other source is known.

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From the British Library archive / Bridgeman Images
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France / Europe / monster / fantastic creature / cartography / seas / ship / ships / city / hydrography / animals / heraldry / coat of arms / people / oceans / patron / figures / french / maps / ocean / roll / world / sea / cities / map / illustrated / hand-painted / patronage / illustrations / school / montmorency / dieppe school of cartography / monsters / Renaissance / illustration / dieppe / duc
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Largest available format 14493 × 9516 px 222 MB
Dimension [pixels] Dimension in 300dpi [mm] File size [MB]
Large 14493 × 9516 px 1227 × 806 mm 221.7 MB
title.quality.20 5999 × 3939 px 508 × 334 mm 42.6 MB
Medium 1024 × 673 px 87 × 57 mm 1.2 MB

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