Title
map of the near east by Fernão Vaz Dourado (c. 1520 - c. 1580), Portuguese cartographer of the sixteenth century.
Caption
map of the near east by Fernão Vaz Dourado (c. 1520 - c. 1580), a Portuguese cartographer of the sixteenth century. He belonged to the third period of the old Portuguese nautical cartography, which is characterised by the abandonment of Ptolemaic influence in the representation of the Orient and introduction of better accuracy in the depiction of lands and continents. Little is known about this historical figure. 1570
Date
1570
Credit line
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Reference
ARP17A12_013
License type
Rights managed
Available size
60,0Mb (6,5Mb) / 17,3in x 13,5in / 5179 x 4049 (300dpi)