Author(s)
Date de production
2019-01-01
Only available for non-commercial distribution
© CNRS / BnF, 2019
Reference
6862
The Catalan Atlas by Abraham Cresques - 14th century
Series
At the Heat of the Maps
The Catalan Atlas is a collection of illuminated charts bound together like a book. Intended for the King of France, it gave him a picture of the entire known world in his time. Geographical, political and economic details are intermingled with ancient legends and the "wonders” of distant Asia on these portolan maps. These are based on medieval tales, like the Books of Marvels of the World based on Marco Polo's travels.
A map kept at the French national library BnF (Bibliothèque nationale de France), Manuscripts Department, Spanish shelf mark number 30.
View this document in the digital Gallica library:
https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b55002481n
Duration
244
Production year
Définition
HD
Color
Color
Sound
Sound
Versions
French
Original material
HD
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