ColourItalian15thPart1 29 December 2010 http://www.maphistory.info/ColourItalian15thPart1.doc
Colour and shape on 15th-century ITALIAN charts: PART 1
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 / Location / BECCARI,Francesco
New Haven, Beinecke / BECCARI,
Batista
Munich, Bay.St, Mapp.XXV.1y / BECCARI,
Batista
Parma, Arch. II.21.1613 / VIRGA
Paris, BnF
D 7900 / Venetian (Virga)
Venice, Correr Port.40 / Italian
Oxford, Bodleian Douce 390 / Venetian
Milan, Ambrosiana F.260 Inf (2) / Venetian (Luxoro Atlas - F. Cesanis)
Genoa, Berio / CESANIS
Venice, Correr Port.13 / Venetian
Venice,Mus.Stor.
Navale ms 1749 / PIZZIGANO
Minneapolis, James Ford Bell B1424mPi
Date / 1403 / 1426 / 1435 / 1409 / beg. 15 / beg. 15 / c.1420 / pre-1421 / 1421 / 1400-25 / 1424
Pujades 'Cartes Portolanes' / C25 / C36 / C39 / C27 / C28 / A13 / C31 / A14 / C32 / A15 / C35
Campbell 'Census' / 144 / 37 / 100 / 23 / 121a / 57 / 85 / 81 / 119 / 122 / 141
BRITISH ISLES / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ----
1 / I de till (myth.) + Label/button / Gn-- / R-- / R-- / btn (5+)
multi-col / ? / | / | / | / Go-- / | / |
2 / scurçe (myth.) + Label / R-- / Be-- / Go?-- / Be-- / Br-- / | / | / | / Go-- / | / R--
3 / Man (Cross/ Rectangle/ Hourglass?) / Be (Cr) / Be (Cr) / Be? (Cr) / Be (Cr) / Go (Cr) / Gn (Cr) / R (Cr?) / ? (Cr?) / R (Cr) / | / R (R)
4 / Scillies (small L / large R ?) / R/Gy / R/Be / R/Be / R?/Be? / R? / Gn? / R / R/Be / ? / R / | / R/R
5 / I. of Wight / R / R / R / Be / Go / Gn / R / Be / Go / | / Gn
B.ISLES: / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ----
6 / Ireland (Edging/Wash) / X / X / Gn (E) / X / Br (W) / X / X / X / X / | / X
7 / Scotland (Edging/Wash) / X / X / ? / X / Br (W) / X / X / | / X / | / X
8 / Eng. & Wales (Edging/Wash) / X / Gn (E)? / Br (E) / X / Br (W) / X / X / X / X / | / X
ATLANTIC / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ----
9 / montorio/brazil + Label/button / M-- / ?-- / Go?-- / | / BeBr +Label / | / | / | / R+Label
(serrated) / | / R, Gn Be--
10 / man (myth.) +Label / Be-- / ?-- / Be-- / | / ? / | / | / | / | / | / Be--
CANARIES: / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ----
11 / Hierro [ferro] / | / Be / Be? / | / ? / | / | / | / | / | / |
12 / [La] Palma / | / ? / Be? / | / ? / | / | / | / | / | / |
13 / Gomera / | / ? / Br? / | / ? / | / | / | / | / | / |
14 / Tenerife [inferno] + centrepiece (Teide) / R+W / R+W / R+W / | / ? / | / | / | / | / | / R
" / centre shape (cog/CIrcle/4-leaf clover/cross) / cog-wheel / cog-wheel / cog-wheel / | / ? / | / | / | / | / | / X
15 / [Gran] Canaria / Be / ? / Br? / | / ? / | / | / | / | / | / Be
16 / Fuerteventura / Gn / ? / Gn / | / ? / | / | / | / | / | / Gn
17 / Lanzarote + cross / W+R / Bk?+R / Bk?+R / | / ? / | / | / | / Go-- / | / BeR (line
down middle)
W. MEDITERRANEAN / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ----
18 / Formentera / R / R / R / Be / R / Gn||Be / R / R / R / | / R
19 / Ibiza / Be / Be / Be / Gn / ? / Be||Gn / Be / ? / Be / | / R
20 / Majorca + stripes / Go?-- / GoR / Gy-- / R+? / Br?-- / Gn||Be Gn-- / R-- / X-- / Go-- / | / Be--
" / No. & orientation of red stripes (or Label) / X / | | | | | | / X / X / +Label / +Label / X / +Label / +Label / | / X
Author / Location / BECCARI,
Francesco
New Haven, Beinecke / BECCARI,
Batista
Munich, Bay.St, Mapp.XXV.1y / BECCARI,
Batista
Parma, Arch. II.21.1613 / VIRGA
Paris, BnF
D 7900 / Venetian (Virga)
Venice, Correr Port.40 / Italian
Oxford, Bodleian Douce 390 / Venetian
Milan, Ambrosiana F.260 Inf (2) / Venetian (Luxoro Atlas - F. Cesanis)
Genoa, Berio / CESANIS
Venice, Correr Port.13 / Venetian
Venice,Mus.Stor.
Navale ms 1749 / PIZZIGANO
Minneapolis, James Ford Bell B1424mPi
Date / 1403 / 1426 / 1435 / 1409 / beg. 15 / beg. 15 / c.1420 / pre-1421 / 1421 / 1400-25 / 1424
Pujades 'Cartes Portolanes' / C25 / C36 / C39 / C27 / C28 / A13 / C31 / A14 / C32 / A15 / C35
Campbell 'Census' / 144 / 37 / 100 / 23 / 121a / 57 / 85 / 81 / 119 / 122 / 141
21 / Minorca / R / X / Br? / Br / Go / Be||Gn / Be? / Be / R / Go +Label / |
22 / Rhône Del. (L-ploughshape) / Gy / ? / Gn / Br / Go / Gn / X / X / Go / X / |
23 / " + red 'a' of aiguemorte + p/pi for pinea / a [+] / a / a / ? / X / X / a / X ('p') / X / X ('pi') / |
24 / Rhône Del. (R - 1 or 2 is.) / 2 Be / 2 Be / 2 RBe / 1 Gn / 1 Be / 1 Be / 1 R / X / 1 R / 1 Be / |
25 / Corsica (col. Edging/Wash) / X / ? / Gn (E) / X / X / X / Pi (W) / X / X / X / |
26 / Sardinia (col. Edging/Wash) / X / Gn (E)? / Pi? (E) / X / X / X / Be (W) / X / X / X / |
27 / Sicily (col. Edging/Wash) / X / ? / Y? (E) / X / X / X / Be (W) / X / X / X / |
28 / Malta / Gy / Go? / Si? / R? / ? / Gn / R / X / Go / Go / |
29 / Gozo / R / R / R / Br / R / Be / Be? / R / R / Be / |
IONIAN ISLANDS / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ----
30 / corfu (Kerkyra) / R / R / R / R / Go / Gn / Be / R / Go / Go / |
31 / Paxos (Cross / ' I ' / ' K ') / Gn (Cr) / ? / ? (Cr) / R (?) / ? / Be (Cr) / R (?) / Be (Cr?) / Be (Cr) / Be (Cr?) / |
32 / sca maura (Lefkada) / Gy / R / Be / Gn / R / Gn / R / R / Be / Go / |
33 / ithaca (Ithaki) / R / R / R / Be / R / Be / R / R / R / Be / |
34 / cefalonia (Kefallonia) / Be / ? / ? / R / Be / Gn / Be / Be / Be / Go / |
35 / jacinto (Zakynthos/Zante) / R / R / R / Gn / ? / Be / R / R / R / Be / |
AEGEAN / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ----
36 / stalimene (Limnos) / Be / | / | / Gn? / Go / Be / R / Be / Go / | / |
" / " ['lollipop' projections] / ü (4) / | / | / (ü) / X / X / ? / ? / (X) / | / |
37 / metali (Lesbos) + Label / Gy / | / | / Be / Be / Gn+ Label / Be / X / Be+Label / | / |
38 / sio (Chios) +Label or red cross / Be / | / | / Gn / ? / Gn / R / R / R / | / |
39 / schiro (Skyros) / R / | / | / Go? / Go / Gn / Be / Be / R / | / |
40 / rhodes + cross Label / R+W / | / | / R-- / Go & Label / R+W & Label / R+W & Label / R+? & Label / R-- & Label / | / |
BLACK SEA / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ----
DANUBE DELTA: / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ----
41 / large islands (no./ colour) / 1 Gy / | / | / 1 Gy / }6 small is: / X / X / X / X / | / |
42 / small islands (no./ colour) / 1 R / | / | / 1 R / }Gn Be Go / X / X / X / X / | / |
DNIPRO ESTUARY: / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ----
43 / 2 thin islands (east/west):
Tendrovskaya Kosa (?) / BeBe / | / | / GGo?Be
B / BeGo / BeGn / BeR / BeBe / BeR / | / |
44 / small island to east of that:
Os. Dzharylgach (?) / R / | / | / Be / R / R / R / Be / Be / | / |
45 / large i'd to west (porto bo) +Label / Gn / | / | / Gn / Go +Label / Gn / Be / X / Go / | / |
46 / smaller island to east of that / R / | / | / R / Be / Be / R / X / R / | / |
EAST COAST: / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ----
47 / faxio/fasso (Enguri estuary) Circle /
SPanner-head / Diamond / etc / Gn (SP) / | / | / R (D) / R (D) / Be (D?) / R (?) / X / R (Ci) / | / |
Author / Location / BECCARI,
Francesco
New Haven, Beinecke / BECCARI,
Batista
Munich, Bay.St, Mapp.XXV.1y / BECCARI,
Batista
Parma, Arch. II.21.1613 / VIRGA
Paris, BnF
D 7900 / Venetian (Virga)
Venice, Correr Port.40 / Italian
Oxford, Bodleian Douce 390 / Venetian
Milan, Ambrosiana F.260 Inf (2) / Venetian (Luxoro Atlas - F. Cesanis)
Genoa, Berio / CESANIS
Venice, Correr Port.13 / Venetian
Venice,Mus.Stor.
Navale ms 1749 / PIZZIGANO
Minneapolis, James Ford Bell B1424mPi
Date / 1403 / 1426 / 1435 / 1409 / beg. 15 / beg. 15 / c.1420 / pre-1421 / 1421 / 1400-25 / 1424
Pujades 'Cartes Portolanes' / C25 / C36 / C39 / C27 / C28 / A13 / C31 / A14 / C32 / A15 / C35
Campbell 'Census' / 144 / 37 / 100 / 23 / 121a / 57 / 85 / 81 / 119 / 122 / 141
NILE DELTA / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ----
48 / west island (single, large) / }Gy / | / | / }Gy / } Br / } Gn / } Be / } X / } Go / | / |
49 / middle island (separate) / } / | / | / } / } / } / } / } / } / | / |
50 / east island(s) - no./colour) / Be / | / | / Be? / Br / Be / R / X / Be / | / |
51 / " + red 'da'/ 'd' of damiata / d / | / | / X / X / d / X / d / d / | / |
[23] Aigues Mortes row. The 'p' and 'pi' refer to the similar treatment given to pinea, on which see: http://www.maphistory.info/PortolanAttributions.html#cesanis
For copies of charts by Francesco Beccari in the Cornaro Atlas (including two versions of the Black Sea) see the Pujades (2007) DVD, 'COR 1' and, for analysis: http://www.maphistory.info/ColourCornaroAtlas.doc
The black and white sample photographs of the Sentuzo Pongeto chart of 1404, formerly with Weiss & Co (Pujades DVD, C26 = Campbell Census 163) were
not suitable for this analysis.
The following charts have been attributed to Batista Beccari but no adequate reproductions are available: Pujades C37 = Campbell Census 171 (formerly with
Amadeo Dallai) and Pujades C53 = Campbell E15 (in the Sidney R Knafel Collection).