Portolan of Antonio Millo (1583) explained

Portolan of Antonio Millo
Location:National Library of Poland
Also Known As:Geographicae tabulae in charta pergamena 1583
Type:portolan chart
Date:1583
Size:41x65 cm (in a cover 44x33 cm)
Accession:ZZK 0.2 399[1]

Portolan of Antonio Millo is a portolan chart by Antonio Millo from 1583.

The portolan belonged to the library of the Zamoyski family. During the Warsaw Uprising Germans removed it to Austria. After the World War II it entered the collection of the National Library of Poland. From May 2024, the manuscript is presented at the permanent exhibition in the Palace of the Commonwealth.[2]

The manuscript consists of eight artistically made portolano charts. The atlas covers the coasts of Western Europe, the Mediterranean Sea, the Black Sea, Central America and Africa. The last chart in the Atlas (Africa) carries the inscription Antonius Millo F. M. D. LXXXIII.

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  1. Web site: Portolan of Angelo Freducci . Polona . National Library of Poland . 2024-06-13 .
  2. Web site: Palace of the Commonwealth open to visitors . 2024-05-28 . National Library of Poland . 2024-06-11.