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Portolans and Nautical Charts - Exhibition at Doge's Palace
From: 22-05-2012 To: 22-05-2012LOCATION:
18 May / 30 August 2012
The Doge’s Palace, Sala dello Scrutinio, Venice
In tribute to the America’s Cup, the qualifying races for which were organised in Venice, the prestigious collection of portolans and nautical charts from the Correr Museum will be on display at the Doge’s Palace, including more than fifty extremely rare examples of nautical cartography dating from the 14th to the 18th century. Original instruments, once used aboard Venetian ships, also on loan from the Correr Museum’s collections, and navigation books exemplifying Venice’s great seafaring culture, will complete an exhibition packed with curiosities sure to appeal to anyone who loves sea travel.