02845cfm a2200649 a 4500 13176380 20250606200902.6 aj cfnzn cr ||||||||||| 030425q13201350dcu a 0 e ita 13176380 7 cbc origcop u ncip 20 y-geogmaps ga05 2003-04-25 sent to CMT ga10 2020-10-20 LCAP batch update 2025-06-01-04:00: LCAPM-779 2003630429 a 5500000 DLC DLC DLC G5672.M4P5 13-- .P6 5672 M4 5692 B5 [Portolan chart of the Mediterranean Sea ca. 1320-1350 : manuscript chart of the Mediterranean and Black seas on vellum]. Scale [ca. 1:5,500,000]. [between 1320 and 1350] 1 ms. map : vellum ; 43 x 59 cm. cartographic image cri rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia sheet nb rdacarrier [Vellum chart collection ; 3] Anonymous nautical chart in portolan style probably drawn in Genoa. Covers Mediterranean Sea from the Balearic Islands to the Levantine coast; also covers western part of Black Sea. Oldest original cartographic artifact in the Library of Congress. Title from printed label on box in which the map is housed. Pen-and-ink (red/green/brown). Matted and mounted between sheets of transparent lucite. Sheet cut into the shape of an irregular rectangle. Imperfect: Vertically fold-lined at center, cracked, annotated in pencil on verso. Includes bar scale with unidentified divisions. The green rhumb lines on the recto are also visible on the verso. LC Nautical charts on vellum 3 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Purchase; Ludwig Rosenthal, Munich; 1914. Coasts Mediterranean Sea Maps Early works to 1800. Coasts Black Sea Maps Early works to 1800. Harbors Mediterranean Sea Maps Early works to 1800. Harbors Black Sea Maps Early works to 1800. Mediterranean Sea Maps Early works to 1800. Black Sea Maps Early works to 1800. Manuscript maps. lcgft Portolan charts. lcgft Early maps. lcgft Mediterranean Sea. Black Sea. Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu g5672m ct000821 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g5672m.ct000821 c GMD/CT ammem GMD/TRNSMAP ammem 20030707 Vault