ColourItalian15thPart3 30 December 2010

Colour and shape on 15th-century ITALIAN charts: PART 3

For the general menu and a list of the other tables see:

For explanation see:

For notes on the individual features see:

Author / Location / BRIATICHO
Siena, Bib. Com. SV2 / BIANCO
Venice, Marciana
It. Z. 76 / BIANCO
Milan, Ambrosiana
F.260 Inf. (1) / Genoese
(Medici Atlas)
Florence, Med. Laur
Gaddi. Rel. 9 / Venetian
Venice, Marciana
It.IV.493 / Italian
Florence, Arch. C.N.11 / Italian
Barcelona,
Arch. Aragon
MP1 / (Medici Atlas) %
Florence, Med. Laur
Gaddi. Rel. 9 / Venetian
Lyons, Bib. de la Ville MS 179 / NICOLAI
Vienna, ÖstNB
Cod.410* / PARETO
Rome, Bib.Naz.
Carte Naut.1 / FIORINO
Vienna, ÖstNB
K.II.100.725
Date / 1430 / 1436 / 1448 / 1425-50 / 1425-50 / 1425-50 / 1425-50 / 1425-50? / 1425-50 / 1448 / 1455 / 1462
Pujades 'Cartes Portolanes' / A17 / A18 / C46 / A25(a) / A26 / C49 / C50 / A25(b) / A28 / A23 / C57 / A32
Campbell 'Census' / 109 / 112 / 84 / 76 / 114 / 72 / 127 / 76 / 8 / 1 / 104 / 2
BRITISH ISLES / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ----
1 / I detill (myth.) + Label/button / Br-- =Go? / Br-- / Br-- / | / | / | / | / | / Gn-- / | / Be-- / |
2 / scurçe (myth.) + Label / BeBr-- / Br-- / ? / R-- / | / | / ? / | / | / GoR-- / Be--? / |
3 / Man (Cross/ Rectangle/ Hourglass?) / Be(Cr) / R(Cr) / R(Cr) / R? (R) / Go (R) / | / 4 dots / | / Gn(Cr) / Be(Cr) / R(Cr) / Be(Cr)
4 / Scillies (small L / large R ?) / X / RBr[N/S?] / ? / X / ? / | / ? / | / ? / Go / R? / ?
5 / I. of Wight / Br / Br / ? / R / Go / | / Go? / | / Gn / Be / Gn? / Br?
B.ISLES: / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ----
6 / Ireland (Edging/Wash) / X / X / X / X / X / | / X / | / X / X / X / X
7 / Scotland (Edging/Wash) / X / X / X / X / X / | / X / | / X / X / X / |
8 / Eng.Wales (Edging/Wash) / X / X / X / X / X / | / X / | / X / X / X / X
ATLANTIC / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ----
9 / montorio/brazil + Label/button / Br-- / Br-- / R-- / M?-- / | / | / ? / | / R +Label / Go-- / R-- / |
10 / man (myth.) +Label / Be-- / R-- / X / | / | / | / 2-col. button / | / | / M?-- / Be-- / |
CANARIES: / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ----
11 / Hierro [ferro] / Be / Br / Br? / ? / | / | / | / | / | / Be / R / |
12 / [La] Palma / Be / Bk / R? / ? / | / | / | / | / | / Bk / Go / |
13 / Gomera / Br / R / ? / Be / | / | / | / | / | / Go / ? / |
14 / Tenerife [inferno] + centrepiece (Teide) / Be+W / Bk+W / ?+? / ? / | / | / | / | / | / M? / R / |
" / centre shape (cog/CIrcle/4-leaf clover/cross) / CI / red dot inside
white circle / red circle / X / | / | / | / | / | / X / X / |
15 / [Gran] Canaria / Br / Br / ? / Be / | / | / | / | / | / Be / Gn / |
16 / Fuerteventura / Be / Bk / ? / ? / | / | / | / | / | / Go / Be / |
17 / Lanzarote + cross / Br+W / BrR +W / ?+ R / W+R / | / | / | / | / | / Be-- / Br?+R / |
W. MEDITERRANEAN / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ----
18 / Formentera / Br / Bk||Br / | / R / All / | / All / | / R / Gn / Pi / R
19 / Ibiza / Be / R / | / Be / | / cols / | / Gn / Be / Be / Be
20 / Majorca + stripes / Br-- / Br-- / | / ? / | / look / | / R-- / Go / Pi / Go
" / No. & orientation of red stripes (or Label) / X / X / | / ? / | / the / | / +Label / +Label / +Label / +Label
21 / Minorca / X / M / | / R / the / | / same / | / R / M? / R / Br?
Author / Location / BRIATICHO
Siena, Bib. Com. SV2 / BIANCO
Venice, Marciana
It. Z. 76 / BIANCO
Milan, Ambrosiana
F.260 Inf. (1) / Genoese
(Medici Atlas)
Florence, Med. Laur
Gaddi. Rel. 9 / Venetian
Venice, Marciana
It.IV.493 / Italian
Florence, Arch. C.N.11 / Italian
Barcelona,
Arch. Aragon
MP1 / (Medici Atlas) %
Florence, Med. Laur
Gaddi. Rel. 9 / Venetian
Lyons, Bib. de la Ville MS 179 / NICOLAI
Vienna, ÖstNB
Cod.410* / PARETO
Rome, Bib.Naz.
Carte Naut.1 / FIORINO
Vienna, ÖstNB
K.II.100.725
Date / 1430 / 1436 / 1448 / 1425-50 / 1425-50 / 1425-50 / 1425-50 / 1425-50? / 1425-50 / 1448 / 1455 / 1462
Pujades 'Cartes Portolanes' / A17 / A18 / C46 / A25(a) / A26 / C49 / C50 / A25(b) / A28 / A23 / C57 / A32
Campbell 'Census' / 109 / 112 / 84 / 76 / 114 / 72 / 127 / 76 / 8 / 1 / 104 / 2
22 / RhôneDel. (L-ploughshape) / Br / Br / | / Go? / col- / | / ? / | / Gn / Go / Gn / Be
23 / " + red 'a' of aiguemorte / X / X / | / X / ours / | / X ? / | / X / X / a / a
24 / RhôneDel.(R - 1 or 2 is.) / 1 Be / 1R / | / 1 Go / | / All / | / 1 R / 1 Be / 2 BeR / 1 Gn
25 / Corsica(col. Edging/Wash) / X / X / | / X / X / | / Gn (W) / | / X / X / X / X
26 / Sardinia (col. Edging/Wash) / X / X / | / X / X / | / M (W) / | / X / X / X / X
27 / Sicily (col. Edging/Wash) / X / X / | / X / X / X / Be (W) / | / X / X / X / X
28 / Malta / Br / Br / | / Go / R / | / Gn / Go / Go / Gn?
29 / Gozo / Be / R / | / R / ? / the / | / R / Be? / R / R
IONIAN ISLANDS / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ----
30 / corfu (Kerkyra) / Be / Br / | / Be / R / | / Be / Be / Be / Go
31 / Paxos(Cross/'I'/'K') / Br(?) / BkR(Cr) / | / R(?) / ? (Cr) / ? / col- / | / R (Cr) / Go||R(Cr) / R(Cr) / Be?(Cr)
32 / sca maura (Lefkada) / Be / R / | / R / R / ours / | / Be / Be / Be? / Go
33 / ithaca (Ithaki) / Br / Bk / | / Gn / look / R? / | / R / R / R / Gn
34 / cefalonia (Kefallonia) / Br / Br / | / Go? / Be? / | / Be / Go / Be / Be
35 / jacinto (Zakynthos/Zante) / Be / R / | / R / R / | / R / R / Gn / R
AEGEAN / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ----
36 / stalimene (Limnos) / Be / Bk&Br / | / No / the / R / Be / R / Be / Be / Be
" / " ['lollipop' projections] /  (5) / X / | / X / X / look / () / X /  (1) /  (5?) / ()
37 / metali (Lesbos) + Label / Br-- / RBr-- / | / isles / ? +Label / Be / X / Go+Label / (Gn) / Go+Label
38 / sio (Chios) +Label or red cross / Be / Bk&Br / | / R / the / Go / R cross on
W / M? / X / R
39 / schiro (Skyros) / Be / R / | / shown / ? / R / R / Be / Be / Be
40 / rhodes+cross Label / Br+W / RBr+Label / | / Go / same / R & Label / same / | / R+W / Go-- +Label / R +Si? / M?+W
BLACKSEA / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ----
DANUBE DELTA: / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ----
41 / large islands (no./colour) / X / }8 is: in 3 / | / }5 big is: in 4 / X / X / }5 is:in 3 / | / X / } 8 is:in 5 / } 8 is: / X
42 / small islands (no./colour) / 1 Be / } cols / | / }cols / X / X / } cols? / | / X / } cols / } uncol. / X
DNIPRO ESTUARY: / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ----
43 / 2 thin islands (east/west):
Tendrovskaya Kosa (?) / BrBr / BrR / | / RR / GoGo / ? &R / ? / | / RR / BeGo / X / BeR
44 / small island to east of that:
Os. Dzharylgach (?) / X / ? / | / R / ? / ? / ? / | / R / Gn / R / ?
45 / large i'd to west (porto bo) +Label / }3 is: Be, Br,
Be / }3 is: R,Br,
Be / | / Go / X / X / } 3 is: / | / X / BeGo / X / Gn? +
Label
46 / smaller island to east of that / } / } / | / Be / Go / R / } / | / R / M? / R / Go
EASTCOAST: / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ----
47 / faxio/fasso (Enguri estuary) Circle /
SPanner-head / Diamond / etc / X / Br(?) / | / R (?) / R (Ci) / X / ? / | / R (Ci) / Go(Ci) / R(SP) / R (Ci)
Author / Location / BRIATICHO
Siena, Bib. Com. SV2 / BIANCO
Venice, Marciana
It. Z. 76 / BIANCO
Milan, Ambrosiana
F.260 Inf. (1) / Genoese
(Medici Atlas)
Florence, Med. Laur
Gaddi. Rel. 9 / Venetian
Venice, Marciana
It.IV.493 / Italian
Florence, Arch. C.N.11 / Italian
Barcelona,
Arch. Aragon
MP1 / (Medici Atlas) %
Florence, Med. Laur
Gaddi. Rel. 9 / Venetian
Lyons, Bib. de la Ville MS 179 / NICOLAI
Vienna, ÖstNB
Cod.410* / PARETO
Rome, Bib.Naz.
Carte Naut.1 / FIORINO
Vienna, ÖstNB
K.II.100.725
Date / 1430 / 1436 / 1448 / 1425-50 / 1425-50 / 1425-50 / 1425-50 / 1425-50? / 1425-50 / 1448 / 1455 / 1462
Pujades 'Cartes Portolanes' / A17 / A18 / C46 / A25(a) / A26 / C49 / C50 / A25(b) / A28 / A23 / C57 / A32
Campbell 'Census' / 109 / 112 / 84 / 76 / 114 / 72 / 127 / 76 / 8 / 1 / 104 / 2
NILE DELTA / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ----
48 / west island (single, large) / Be / M / | / } Go / }X / }X / } ? / }X / }X / Be / } R / } Go
49 / middle island (separate) / Br / Br / | / } / } / } / } / } / } / Go / } / }
50 / east island(s) - no./colour) / Be / Bk? / | / Be / Bk / R / ? / | / R / M? / (Gn) / Be
51 / " + red 'da'/ 'd' of damiata / X / X / | / (da) / (da) / (da) / (d) / | / X / X / d / d

% The original material in this 'Medici' atlas is listed under the approximate dating of 'second quarter of the 15th century' (see column 4). This entry

concerns one of the two sheets based on a later model, which covers the Aegean (no.7). [The enlarged Adriatic sheet 3 is not relevant here.]

The fragments of Antonio Pelechan's chart of the Adriatic were not relevant to this analysis (Pujades C60 = Campbell Census 110), nor the fragment

of an unfinished chart in the Majorca archives (Pujades C76 = Campbell E13).

No scan was supplied of the chart in the TopkapiSarayiMuseum, considered to be mid-15th century Italian (Pujades C56 = Campbell 134).

For copies of charts in the Cornaro Atlas, by Alvise de Cesanis, Nicolò Fiorino, G. [Zuane] da Napoli and Nicolò Nicolai see:

A 42 (Campbell 101), Parma, Bib. Pal., II, 29, 1621 is dealt with in the table of Benincasa's successors and imitators: