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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
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