Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Catalan Atlas Description An account of the resource This striking specimen, commissioned for Charles V of France (r. 1364-1380) and probably made by Majorcan Cresques Abraham, is a unique hybrid of exacting cartography and artistic prowess. The Atlas was the first map to include a compass (rather than wind) rose, and responded ably to Charles V’s request for the most accurate map in the world. The facsimile reproduces six vellum leaves, the first two rich with text and illustrations showing a cosmological encyclopedia and the latter four with a map stretching from the Atlantic to the far reaches of China. The Atlas renders the Mediterranean basin and most of Europe in detail reminiscent of other contemporary portolan charts, and draws on accounts of the recent travels of Marco Polo and Ibn Battuta to populate North Africa and the Far East with the cities of Mali and the Khanate. Resplendent with gold, silver, and pigments, the Catalan Atlas invites the viewer to lose themselves in its rivers and rhumb lines. (Nicholas Carlsen '17 and Adron Mason '16) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Cresques Abraham (?) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Catalan Atlas, Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des manuscrits, Espagnol 30. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Cresques Abraham. <em>Mapamundi, the Catalan atlas of the year 1375</em>, ed. Georges Grosjean. Zurich: Urs Graf Verlag GmbH, 1977. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 14th Century Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Special Collections, Carleton College, Northfield, MN. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Rights for maps held by individual publishers and institutions. Thumbnails displayed constitute fair use. Relation A related resource http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b55002481n.r=catalan+atlas.langEN Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource .jpg Language A language of the resource Catalan Type The nature or genre of the resource Portolan Chart Atlas Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://bridge.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01BRC_INST/1tn7c8c/alma991015181209702971" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Carleton Library, Special Collections (Horizontal Shelving) G1001 .C73 1977</a> Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Europe, Africa, Asia 14th century Africa Asia Atlantic Azores Canaries Catalan coastline color Europe gold Majorca Mediterranean