Charts of the Rutters of India

Cofre 33 Biblioteca Geral da Universidade de Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)

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Charts of the Rutters of India

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Alternative Titles: João de Castros Seekarten
Charts of the Rutters of India of Dom João de Castro
Set of plans from the Roteiro do Mar Roxo (Rutter of the Red Sea)
Set of plans from the Roteiro de Goa a Dio (Rutter form Goa to Dio)
Tavoas dos lugares da costa da India
João de Castro's logbooks
João de Castros Lotsenbücher
Type: Manuscript on paper
Size / Format: 118 pages / 43.0 × 28.0 cm
Origin: Portugal
Date: 1541 and 1550–1575
Epochs: Late Middle Ages Onwards
Style: Renaissance
Genre: Geography / Cartography / Navigation
Travelogues / Travel Guides
Language: Portuguese
Illustrations: 29 watercolors
Content: 29 maps that served as visual supplements to the two rutters “Roteiro do Mar Roxo” and "Roteiro de Goa a Dio" by João de Castro and that illustrate the Goa–Diu and Goa–Suez sea routes
Patron: Gaspar Barreiros (1501–1574)
Artist / School: João de Castro (1500–1548)

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#1 Charts of the Rutters of India of Dom João de Castro

Edições Inapa – Lisbon, 1988

Publisher: Edições Inapa – Lisbon, 1988

Limited Edition: 500 copies

Binding: The commentary is included in the same volume as the facsimile.

Commentary: 1 volume by Luís de Albuquerque
Languages: English, Portuguese

Complete color reproduction of the original “Charts of the Rutters of India” at its original size. The facsimile aims to reproduce the original’s appearance, feel and physical characteristics as faithfully as possible. The binding may differ from the original’s present-day binding. The pages are represented on a larger white background.

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