Map · Catalan; later Spanish…
Catalan Atlas (Mapamondi)
Abraham Cresques, traditional attribution
How we know
not stated The catalogue does not say how the author knew.
Research notes
- Linked object is a reduced twentieth-century facsimile, not the 1375 manuscript; attribution includes possible collaboration with Jafuda Cresques.
Why it matters
Medieval routes, rulers and Asian geographical labels.
Places named
World; Central Asia; Cathay
Who copied whom
Later in the chain
- Catalan Estense world map M039, c. 1450–1460same tradition (stated)Catalan Atlas (1375) tradition
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