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Chart of Black Sea Long Caption: 'Die Tartareioda'. Scale: 1:15 000 000. Bound in an atlas made in Venice, Italy in 1554, this is one of twenty-four cartographic items titled: 'Seekarten von Battista Agnese Anno MDLIV.d.IV.May.' The text is in Latin, titles of the charts and names of the towns have been added later in German in the outside borders. The atlas also includes astronomical tables and diagrams. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London Object: P24/(13) Artist: Johan B. Agnese Date: 1554 Medium: vellum Size: 260 mm x 400 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.