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Left Half of a World Map Showing the Americas
10th century AH/AD 16th century (Ottoman)
This folio from Walters manuscript W.660 is the left half of a world map showing the Americas.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Turkey
(Place of Origin)
Americas (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.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
W.660.2A
