The map of the central Mediterranean is a 15th-century portolan chart attributed to the Ancona cartographer Grazioso Benincasa, one of the leading figures of 15th-century nautical cartography. Made on parchment, it depicts the coasts from southern Italy to Greece, with Sicily, Sardinia and the Balearics prominent, from the perspective of sailors engaged in coastal navigation. The dense network of wind lines, drawn in red and green from the grid of compass roses, guided the routes between the main Mediterranean ports. Lacking Ptolemaic coordinates, the chart concentrates on coastal place names and landing places, bearing witness to the practical function of these nautical atlases for merchants and captains in the heart of the late Middle Ages.
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Print on handmade Amalfi paper Sheet size: 29 x 42 cm (11.4 x 16.5 in) With frame: 31 x 44 cm (12.2 x 17.3 in) Material: artwork printed on very fine handmade Amalfi paper with deckled edges Frame: light brown beech wood and wood pulp, handmade
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