51 Battista Agnese

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Description: World map, from a manuscript atlas for Emperor Charles V

TitleWorld map, from a manuscript atlas for Emperor Charles V

Creator nameBattista, Agnese

Creator nationality/cultureItalian

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1542

Object typePainting

MaterialsWatercolor on vellum

DimensionsUnknown

LocationJohn Carter Brown Library, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island

Accession numberUnknown

SubjectsWorld maps, ManuscriptIllumination of books and manuscripts, ItalianCartographyDiscovery and explorationBlack people in art

StatusAlso known as Mappamundi

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Richard L. Kagan

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Paul H. D. Kaplan

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Paul H. D. Kaplan

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