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Indian Ocean and South Asia

Turkish (Artist)
10th century AH/AD 16th century (Ottoman)
ink and pigments on parchment
(Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World , Islamic Manuscripts)

This folio from Walters manuscript W.660 contains a map of the Indian Ocean and South Asia.

Provenance
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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

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Geographies

Turkey (Place of Origin) Indian Ocean (Place Depicted)

Asia (Place Depicted)

Measurements

H: 11 13/16 x W: 8 7/8 in. (30 x 22.5 cm)

Credit Line

Acquired by Henry Walters

Location in Museum

Not on view

Accession Number

In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.

W.660.2B

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Maritime Atlas

Turkish
10th century AH/AD 16th century (Ottoman)
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