Georgio Sideri dicto Calapodha fecit nel anno 1570
Collection:CSM Museum & Study Collection
Date: 1570
Dimensions:
Image: 650 x 1000 mm (65 x 100 cm)
Sheet: 887 x 1184 mm (88.7 x 118.4 cm)
Medium: Red, blue, brown gold and black ink on parchment.
Object number: F.141
DescriptionPortolan chart of Europe. At the neck are the Venetian arms of the Bragadino family, probably those of Marc Antonio Bragadino (1523-1571), who was governor of Cyprus when this chart was drawn. Bragadino suffered a gruesome death at the hands of the Turks one year later in the battle for Cyprus. Place names are written in. Includes drawings of mountain ranges, national flags, fleets and castles.