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Map of the Towns Vasto and Termoli on the Italian Coast

Piri Reis (Turkish, 1465-1555) (Author)
late 11th century AH/AD 17th century-early 12th century AH/AD 18th century (Ottoman)
ink and pigments on laid European paper
(Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World , Islamic Manuscripts)

This folio from Walters manuscript W.658 contains a map of the towns Vasto and Termoli on the Italian coast.

Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.

Ahmad Afandi [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [see folio 4a]; Ali Afandi [date and mode of acquisiton unknown] [see folio 4a]; Sayyid Ali Qapudan [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [see folio 1a]; Sultan Mahmud Khan [date and mode of acquistion unknown] [waqf seal and followed by a bequest statement (now erased), and the seal of the inspector of wakfs, Mustafá Tahir, see folio 4a]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

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Geographies

Turkey (Place of Origin) Italy, Vasto (Place Depicted)

Italy, Termoli (Place Depicted)

Measurements

H: 13 3/8 x W: 9 7/16 in. (34 x 24 cm)

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Acquired by Henry Walters

Location in Museum

Centre Street: Fourth Floor: Across Asia - Arts of Asia and the Islamic World

Accession Number

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

W.658.197A

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Piri Reis (Turkish, 1465-1555)
late 11th century AH/AD 17th century-early 12th century AH/AD 18th century (Ottoman)
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