MIT Museum

Major collection: Hart Nautical
Named collection: Allan Forbes Collection
Object type: engraving
Maker: Porro, Girolamo; Calignani, Simon; Angelieri, Giorgio
Place made: Italy, Veneto, Venezia, Venice
Date made: 1576
Materials: ink; paper
Measurements: 4 1/2 in x 6 in
Nomenclature: maps
Classification: cartography

Map of the New World with place names in Italian. The Bering Strait is shown. Elephant-headed sea monsters in the water. Eight-pointed compass rose. Italian text from book of origin on verso.

AF-MX-5066