Sujet
map of the near east by Fernão Vaz Dourado (c. 1520 - c. 1580), Portuguese cartographer of the sixteenth century.
Légende
map of the near east by Fernão Vaz Dourado (c. 1520 - c. 1580), a Portuguese cartographer of the sixteenth century. He belonged to the third period of the old Portuguese nautical cartography, which is characterised by the abandonment of Ptolemaic influence in the representation of the Orient and introduction of better accuracy in the depiction of lands and continents. Little is known about this historical figure. 1570
Date
1570
Crédit
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Notre référence
ARP17A12_013
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
60,0Mo (6,5Mo) / 43,8cm x 34,3cm / 5179 x 4049 (300dpi)