Catalogue of the Manuscripts in the Spanish Language in the British Museum. Vol. 4

by Pascual de Gayangos; British Museum. Department of Manuscripts

94. “Isles of Direction” f. 138

Harl. 3450. Vellum, in folio, ff. 19, xvi. cent.

Atlas with 18 geographical charts, drawn in colours and gilding, by Juan Martinez de Messina, in the year 1578, with the names of places in Italian and Spanish; comprising:—

1. A planisphere of the World.

2. The two hemispheres, Eastern and Western, on a spherical projection, with the following inscription: “Joan Martines, en Messina, Añy 1618,” though this date is apparently substituted for 1578, as in 3489.

3. The World projected, so as to be applied to a solid globe.

4. China and Japan.

5. The sea of China and Eastern Archipelago.

6. India, &^c.