ColourCornaroAtlas 29 December 2010 http://www.maphistory.info/ColourCornaroAtlas.doc
Colour and shape on selected charts in the Cornaro Atlas
(British Library Egerton MS 73) c.1489-92
(see also 'A note on the Cornaro Atlas': http://www.maphistory.info/PortolanAttributions.html#cornaro)
For the general menu and a list of the other tables see: http://www.maphistory.info/ColourShapeAnalysis.html
For explanation see: http://www.maphistory.info/PortolanColourNotes.html
For notes on the individual features see: http://www.maphistory.info/PortolanColourFeatures.html
Author / coverage / BECCARIFrancesco / BECCARI
Francesco
(Black Sea)
2nd, lower version / ROSELLI / CESANIS
Alvise de / FIORINO
Nicolò / NAPOLI
G. da / NICOLAI
Nicolò
(Aegean only) / BENINCASA
Grazioso
(east half only) / BENINCASA
Grazioso
(east & Aegean)
Date / beg. 15th / beg. 15th / mid-15th / mid-15th / mid-15th / 1450-75 / 1450-75 / 1450-75 / 1450-75
Pujades 'Cartes Portolanes' / COR 1 / COR 1 / COR 4 / COR 5 / COR 6 / COR 7 / COR 8 / COR 9 / COR 10
BRITISH ISLES / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ----
1 / I de till (myth.) + Label/button / | / | / | / | / | / M-- / | / | / |
2 / scurçe (myth.) + Label / | / | / | / | / | / Gn-- / | / | / |
3 / Man (Cross/ Rectangle/ Hourglass?) / Be (Cr) / | / Be (Cr?) / Gn (Cr) / Gn (Cr) / Gn (Cr) / | / | / |
4 / Scillies (small L / large R ?) / RBe/Gn / | / ? / Gn / R/Be / R/Be / | / | / |
5 / I. of Wight / Be / | / Be / Gn / Be / Gn / | / | / |
B.ISLES: / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ----
6 / Ireland (Edging/Wash) / Y (E) / | / Y (E) / Gn (E) / Br (E) / Br (E) / | / | / |
7 / Scotland (Edging/Wash) / | / | / Be (E) / M (E) / M (E) / Be (E) / | / | / |
8 / England & Wales (Edging/Wash) / Be (E) / | / Be (E) / M (E) / M (E) / Be (E) / | / | / |
ATLANTIC / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ----
9 / montorio/brazil + Label/button / M-- / | / M-- / | / Be (serrated) / Be-- / | / | / |
10 / man (myth.) +Label / Be-- / | / Be-- / | / Gn / Gn / | / | / |
CANARIES: / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ----
11 / Hierro [ferro] / | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
12 / [La] Palma / | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
13 / Gomera / | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
14 / Tenerife [inferno] + centrepiece (Teide) / | / | / | / | / | / Gn / | / | / |
" / centre shape (cog/CIrcle/4-leaf clover/cross) / | / | / | / | / | / X / | / | / |
15 / [Gran] Canaria / | / | / | / | / | / M / | / | / |
16 / Fuerteventura / | / | / M / | / | / Gn / | / | / |
17 / Lanzarote + cross / | / | / W+R / | / | / W+R / | / | / |
W. MEDITERRANEAN / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ----
18 / Formentera / R / | / Gn / Gn / M / M / | / | / |
19 / Ibiza / Gn / | / M / M||Be / Go / Gn / | / | / |
20 / Majorca + stripes / Be-- / | / Be / Go||Gn-- / M-- / ? / | / | / |
" / No. & orientation of red stripes (or Label) / X / | / ? / X / X / ? / | / | / |
21 / Minorca / Go / | / ? / Gn||Go / Be / X / | / | / |
Author / coverage / BECCARI
Francesco / BECCARI
Francesco
(Black Sea)
2nd, lower version / ROSELLI / CESANIS
Alvise de / FIORINO
Nicolò / NAPOLI
G. da / NICOLAI
Nicolò
(Aegean only) / BENINCASA
Grazioso
(east half only) / BENINCASA
Grazioso
(east & Aegean)
Date / beg. 15th / beg. 15th / mid-15th / mid-15th / mid-15th / 1450-75 / 1450-75 / 1450-75 / 1450-75
Pujades 'Cartes Portolanes' / COR 1 / COR 1 / COR 4 / COR 5 / COR 6 / COR 7 / COR 8 / COR 9 / COR 10
22 / Rhône Del. (L-ploughshape) / Gn / | / M / Gn / Go / Gn / | / | / |
23 / " + red 'a' of aiguemorte / X / | / X / X / X / X / | / | / |
24 / Rhône Del. (R - 1 or 2 is.) / 2 MBe / | / 2 BeGn / 1M / 1Gn / 1M / | / | / |
25 / Corsica (col. Edging/Wash) / Be||M (E) / | / Y (E) / M (E) / M (E) / M (E) / | / M (E) / |
26 / Sardinia (col. Edging/Wash) / O||Br (E) / | / Br (E) / Be (E) / Be (E) / Be (E) / | / Be (E) / |
27 / Sicily (col. Edging/Wash) / Gn||Y (E) / | / Y (E) / Gn (E) / Gn (E) / Br (E) / | / Br (E) / |
28 / Malta / M / | / Be / Gn / Be / Go / | / Be / |
29 / Gozo / Gn / | / Pi / M / M / Be / | / Gn / |
IONIAN ISLANDS / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ----
30 / corfu (Kerkyra) / M / | / Be / Be / Gn / Be / | / Gn / M
31 / Paxos (Cross / ' I ' / ' K ') / Be (Cr) / | / Pi (Cr) / M (Cr) / M (Cr) / Gn (Cr) / | / Be (Cr) / Gn (Cr)
32 / sca maura (Lefkada) / Be / | / Be / Gn / Gn / Gn / | / M / Be
33 / ithaca (Ithaki) / M / | / Pi / M / Be / R / | / Gn / M
34 / cefalonia (Kefallonia) / Gn / | / Gn / Be / M / M / | / Be / Gn
35 / jacinto (Zakynthos/Zante) / Be / | / Be / ? / Be / Be / | / Gn / Be
AEGEAN / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ----
36 / stalimene (Limnos) / M / | / Br / Gn / ? / Go / Be / Go / Go
" / " ['lollipop' projections] / ü (6) / | / ü (6) / (ü) / ? / ü (5) / X / X / X
37 / metali (Lesbos) + Label / Go / | / R / Be / Be / Be / Gn / Gn / M
38 / sio (Chios) +Label or red cross / Gn / | / Br / Go / Go / M / Go / Be / Gn
39 / schiro (Skyros) / Gn / | / ? / Gn / M / Gn / Gn / R / Be
40 / rhodes + cross Label / all / treated / the / same / way / with / a / Maltese / cross
BLACK SEA / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ----
DANUBE DELTA: / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ----
41 / large islands (no./ colour) / 1Go / 1Go / 1Go / X / X / 1Br / | / 1Go / |
42 / small islands (no./ colour) / 1 R / 1Gn / 1Gn / X / X / 1Be / | / 1Be / |
DNIPRO ESTUARY: / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ----
43 / 2 thin islands (east/west):
Tendrovskaya Kosa (?) / RBe / BeR / BeR / MBe? / GnBe / GnBe / | / | / |
44 / small island to east of that: Os. Dzharylgach (?) / R / Gn / Be / ? / M? / M / | / | / |
45 / large i'd to west (porto bo) +Label / Be / Gn / M / Gn / Be / Gn / | / | / |
46 / smaller island to east of that / Gn / R / Gn / Be / M / M / | / | / |
EAST COAST: / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ----
47 / faxio/fasso (Enguri estuary) Circle /
SPanner-head / Diamond / etc / Gn (Sp) / Be? (Sp) / Be (?) / Be (?) / Gn (?) / Gn (?) / | / | / |
NILE DELTA / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ----
48 / west island (single, large) / } Be / | / } Be / } M / } R / Gn / | / } Gn / } Be
49 / middle island (separate) / } / | / } / } / } / M / | / } / }
50 / east island(s) - no./colour) / Go / | / Gn / Gn / Gn / Be / | / M / Gn
51 / " + red 'da'/ 'd' of damiata / X / | / X / X / X / X / | / X / X
See also 'A note on the Cornaro Atlas': http://www.maphistory.info/PortolanAttributions.html#cornaro
For comparison with related originals see the respective tables of 'Colour and shape on 15th-century Italian charts' as follows:
· Beccari, Cesanis - http://www.maphistory.info/ColourItalian15thPart1.doc
· Fiorino - http://www.maphistory.info/ColourItalian15thPart2.doc
· Benincasa - http://www.maphistory.info/ColourBenincasa.doc
· Roselli - http://www.maphistory.info/ColourRoselli.doc
Cor 3 is a repeat of Cor 2 [F.Cesanis]. Since it covers the Adriatic alone, Corfu is the only island relevant for the C&SA. The sheet contains two
versions of the Adriatic, colouring Corfu mauve and green respectively.