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Subject:        maps in"Venice and the Islamic World, 828-1797" exhib at the
Met Museum
Date:   Wed, 20 Jun 2007 12:10:20 -0400
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Venice and the Islamic World, 828-1797  [there is a book accompanying this
exhibition, same title]


The following brieflist reflects maps in this exhibition at the
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, closing July 8, 2007.


Atlas with 3 portolans, Venice, early 18th c.

Vesconte, Map of Jerusalem & Acre, ca. 1330

Cesanis, Portolan of Mediterranean  Venice, 1421

Astrolabe, 14th century , Seville.

Piri Reis
      View of Alexanria, 1670
      View of Istanbul, 1670

Matteo Pagano, Cairo view, ca. 1549

Hajii Ahwed/World, printed 1795, from woodblocks engraved in Arabic,  ca.
1559/60  [3 Euro authors whose names I cannot read in my notes!]

World 1738, a qibla indicator, showing direction of Mecca.


Alice C. Hudson
Chief, The Lionel Pincus & Princess Firyal Map Division
The Humanities and Social Sciences Library
The New York Public Library
5th Avenue & 42nd Street, Room 117
New York, NY 10018-2788

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Hours: Open 1-7:30 Tu; 1-6 Wed-Sat.    Closed Sun, Mon.

http://nypl.org/research/chss/map/map.html