ColourPost-152029 December 2010

Colour and Shape on portolan charts post-1520 (non-Benincasan type)

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For the overlapping table for Benincasa's successors and imitators see:

Author / Location / PILESTRINA
Toledo, Bib. Pública
Borbon-Lor. MS 530 / MAGGIOLO, V.
Madrid,
Biblioteca Nacional
Res/238 bis / RUSSO
Palma de Mallorca
Servera / AGNESE
London, British Lib.
Add. 19927 / OLIVES, B.
Barcelona, Museu Marítim, Inv. 9796 / AGNESE
Venice, Marciana
It.IV.492 / FREIRE
Huntington Lib.
HM 35 / MAGGIOLO, V.
Greenwich, NMM
230 1/10 / MAGGIOLO, V.
Greenwich, NMM
230 1/4 / OLIVES, Jaume
London, British Lib.
Add. 20129
Date / 1533 / 1535 / 1535 / 1536 / 1538 / 1545 / 1546 / 1546 / 1548 / 1559
Where made / nationality / Majorca / Genoa / Messina / Venice / Majorca / Venice / Lisbon / Genoa / Genoa / Messina
Atlas or chart / chart / chart / chart / atlas (11) / chart / atlas (12) / atlas (7) / chart / chart / chart
Reference / Port.Proc.
73 / Madrid / Port.Proc.
75 / Port.Proc.
76
BRITISH ISLES / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ----
1 / I detill (myth.) + Label/button / | / R (small) / ? / ? / | / ? / Gy-- / | / M--? / ?
2 / scurçe (myth.) + Label / | / | / ? / ? / | / | / | / | / | / |
3 / Man (Cross/ Rectangle/ Hourglass?) / | / Be / ? / Go (?) / | / Go (?) / Go (?) / | / Be(?) / Be(?)
4 / Scillies (small L / large R ?) / | / 4 dots / ? / 3 dots +Gn / | / RGn / 5 dots / | / 4 dots / R
5 / I. of Wight / | / Be? / Be? / Go / | / Go / R / | / Be / R
B.ISLES: / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ----
6 / Ireland (Edging/Wash) / | / R (E) / X / Be (E) / | / Be (E) / X / | / X / Pi (E)
7 / Scotland (Edging/Wash) / | / X / X / Pi (E) / | / Go (E) / X / | / Be (E) / Br (E)
8 / Eng.Wales (Edging/Wash) / | / Be (E) / Gn (E) / Gn (E) / | / Gn (E) / X / | / Gn (E) / Gn (E)
ATLANTIC / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ----
9 / montorio/brazil + Label/button / | / R-- (2 sections) / | / Go-- / | / | / | / | / | / M-- (2 sections)
10 / man (myth.) +Label / | / Be-- / | / | / | / | / | / | / R--
CANARIES: / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / 1553↓ / ---- / ---- / ---- / ----
11 / Hierro [ferro] / | / R / R? / | / Go / R / | / Be / Be
12 / [La] Palma / | / Be / Be? / | / Go / Go / | / R / Gy
13 / Gomera / | / Be / ? / | / Gn / R / | / R? / Go
14 / Tenerife [inferno] + centrepiece (Teide) / | / R / Br / | / Go / Be / | / Be / R
" / centre shape (cog/CIrcle/4-leaf clover/cross) / | / X / X / | / X / X / | / X / X
15 / [Gran] Canaria / | / Go? / Be / | / Be / Go / | / Go / Gy
16 / Fuerteventura / | / Be / Gn / | / Go / Be / | / Be / R
17 / Lanzarote + cross / | / R-- / W+R / | / Gn-- / W+R / | / R-- / W+R
Author / Location / PILESTRINA
Toledo, Bib. Pública
Borbon-Lor. MS 530 / MAGGIOLO, V.
Madrid,
Biblioteca Nacional
Res/238 bis / RUSSO
Palma de Mallorca
Servera / AGNESE
London, British Lib.
Add. 19927 / OLIVES, B.
Barcelona, Museu Marítim, Inv. 9796 / AGNESE
Venice, Marciana
It.IV.492 / FREIRE
Huntington Lib.
HM 35 / MAGGIOLO, V.
Greenwich, NMM
230 1/10 / MAGGIOLO, V.
Greenwich, NMM
230 1/4 / OLIVES, Jaume
London, British Lib.
Add. 20129
Date / 1533 / 1535 / 1535 / 1536 / 1538 / 1545 / 1546 / 1546 / 1548 / 1559
Where made / nationality / Majorca / Genoa / Messina / Venice / Majorca / Venice / Lisbon / Genoa / Genoa / Messina
Atlas or chart / chart / chart / chart / atlas (11) / chart / atlas (12) / atlas (7) / chart / chart / chart
Reference / Port.Proc.
73 / Madrid / Port.Proc.
75 / Port.Proc.
76
W. MEDITERRANEAN / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / 1553↑ / ---- / ---- / ---- / ----
18 / Formentera / R / R / R / R / Be / R / R / R / R
19 / Ibiza / Be / Be / Gn? / Be / R / R / Be / Be / Be
20 / Majorca + stripes / ? / GoR / GoR / ? / Go / Go / ? / GoR / ?
" / No. & orientation of red stripes (or Label) / ? / ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ / \ \ \ / ? / X / X / X / ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ ? / ?
21 / Minorca / R / R / R / R / Gn / R / R / R / R
22 / RhôneDel. (L-ploughshape) / Gn / Be / Gn? / Go / ? / Go / Be / X / Be / Gn
23 / " + red 'a' of aiguemorte / X / X / ? / X / X / X / X / X / X / X
24 / RhôneDel.(R - 1 or 2 is.) / 2 Be ? / 2 R / 2 R / 2 R / 2RBe? / 2 Be / 2 R / 2X / 2 RBe? / 2 GnR?
25 / Corsica(col. Edging/Wash) / X / X / X / Be (E) / X / Br (E) / green / X / Be (E) / Br (E)
26 / Sardinia (col. Edging/Wash) / X / Pi (E) / X / Gn (E) / X / Gn (E) / X / X / Pi (E)
27 / Sicily (col. Edging/Wash) / Be (E) ? / Be (E) / Gn (E) / ? / Gn (E) / wash / X / Gn (E) / Gn (E)
28 / Malta / Be? / Be / Be / Be? / Go / Go / ? / Be / Be
29 / Gozo / R / R / R / ? / Be / R / ? / R? / R
IONIAN ISLANDS / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ----
30 / corfu (Kerkyra) / R / Be / ? / Be / Go / Go / ? / Be / Be
31 / Paxos(Cross / ' I ' / ' K ') / R (Cr) / R (Cr) / Be? (Cr) / R (Cr) / R (?) / R (Cr) / ? (Cr) / R (Cr) / R (Cr)
32 / sca maura (Lefkada) / Gn? / R / R / ? / Be / Be / ? / R / Gy?
33 / ithaca (Ithaki) / R / R / ? / R / R / R / ? / R / R
34 / cefalonia (Kefallonia) / Be? / Be / Be? / Go? / Go / Go / ? / Be / Be
35 / jacinto (Zakynthos/Zante) / ? / R / Be? / R / Go / Be / R / R / R
AEGEAN / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / | / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ----
36 / stalimene (Limnos) / | / Be / Be / | / Go / Go / Be / Be / Be
" / " ['lollipop' projections] / | /  (5) /  (5) / ---- / X /  (?) /  (5) /  /  (?)
37 / metali (Lesbos) + Label / | / Be / Gn / | / Go / R / ? / Gn / Gn
38 / sio (Chios) +Label or red cross / | / R / R cross on W / | / Go / Go / ? / Go / R cross on W
39 / schiro (Skyros) / | / R / Be? / | / Go / Go / R / ? / Be
40 / rhodes+cross Label / | / R-- / R+W / | / R+W / Go+W / ? / R-- / R+W
BLACKSEA / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ----
DANUBE DELTA: / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / | / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ----
41 / large islands (no./colour) / | / X / X / ---- / X / X / X / X / X
42 / small islands (no./colour) / | / 1R / ? / | / 1 Go / 1R / 1R / ? / ?
Author / Location / PILESTRINA
Toledo, Bib. Pública
Borbon-Lor. MS 530 / MAGGIOLO, V.
Madrid,
Biblioteca Nacional
Res/238 bis / RUSSO
Palma de Mallorca
Servera / AGNESE
London, British Lib.
Add. 19927 / OLIVES, B.
Barcelona, Museu Marítim, Inv. 9796 / AGNESE
Venice, Marciana
It.IV.492 / FREIRE
Huntington Lib.
HM 35 / MAGGIOLO, V.
Greenwich, NMM
230 1/10 / MAGGIOLO, V.
Greenwich, NMM
230 1/4 / OLIVES, Jaume
London, British Lib.
Add. 20129
Date / 1533 / 1535 / 1535 / 1536 / 1538 / 1545 / 1546 / 1546 / 1548 / 1559
Where made / nationality / Majorca / Genoa / Messina / Venice / Majorca / Venice / Lisbon / Genoa / Genoa / Messina
Atlas or chart / chart / chart / chart / atlas (11) / chart / atlas (12) / atlas (7) / chart / chart / chart
Reference / Port.Proc.
73 / Madrid / Port.Proc.
75 / Port.Proc.
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DNIPRO ESTUARY: / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / | / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ----
43 / 2 thin islands (east/west):
Tendrovskaya Kosa (?) / | / BeBe / BeBe / | / GoGo / BeBe / BeBe / BeBe / BeR
44 / small island to east of that:
Os. Dzharylgach (?) / | / R / ? / | / Go / R / ? / R / R
45 / large i'd to west (porto bo) +Label / | / Be / ? / | / X / X / X / X / M
46 / smaller island to east of that / | / R / ? / | / Go / R / X / Be / Gn
EASTCOAST: / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ----
47 / faxio/fasso (Enguri estuary) Circle /
SPanner-head / Diamond / etc / | / Be (SP) / | / | / Go (SP?) / R (?) / | / Be (SP) / R (SP)
NILE DELTA / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ---- / ----
48 / west island (single, large) / | / } Be / } ? / | / } X / } R / } X / } Gn / } Go
49 / middle island (separate) / | / } / } / | / } / } / } / } / }
50 / east island(s) - no./colour) / | / R / ? / | / X / R / X / Be / BeR
51 / " + red 'da'/ 'd' of damiata / | / X / ? / | / X / X
'amiata' / d / X / X

Colour scans used

[for bibliographical details of the facsimiles mentioned below, see: ; for online scans see:

  • 1533 Pilestrina: Rosselló i Verger, Portolans procedents de col.leccions espanyoles. Segles XV-XVII (1995), p.73 {west half of the Mediterranean only}
  • 1535 Maggiolo: Madrid, Biblioteca Nacional: for link to scan see:
  • 1535 Russo: Rosselló i Verger, Portolans procedents de col.leccions espanyoles. Segles XV-XVII (1995), p.75
  • 1536 Agnese: 11-sheet atlas: British Library, Add. MS 19927 [just the British Isles and W. Mediterraneansheet] -
  • 1538 Olives: Rosselló i Verger, Portolans procedents de col.leccions espanyoles. Segles XV-XVII (1995), p.76 {west half of the Mediterranean only}
  • 1545 Agnese: 12-sheet atlas: Venice, Marciana -
  • 1546 Freire: Huntington Library, HM 35 -
  • 1546 Maggiolo: Greenwich - Atlantic}
  • 1548 Maggiolo: Greenwich -
  • 1559 Olives, J.: British Library, Add. MS 21029 -