{"product_id":"utet-de-agostini-il-portolano-maggiolo-2","title":"The Maggiolo Portolan - DeAgostini","description":"In 2009, a collaboration agreement was signed between \u003cstrong\u003eDe Agostini\u003c\/strong\u003e , the leading brand in Italian cartography, and the prestigious \u003cstrong\u003eBiblioteca Ambrosiana\u003c\/strong\u003e . This agreement led to the world-first \u003cstrong\u003efacsimile reproduction\u003c\/strong\u003e of a true \u003cstrong\u003egem of ancient cartography\u003c\/strong\u003e , rich in symbols and details of history, geography, and legendary popular traditions: the\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/promo.utetcultura.it\/portolano7\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eMaggiolo Portolano\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e , one of the most prestigious nautical charts of the past to have survived.\n\r \n\u003cstrong\u003ePortolan charts\u003c\/strong\u003e , born in the Middle Ages as booklets written to aid sailors in navigation, began over time to be produced on \u003cstrong\u003eparchment\u003c\/strong\u003e , often embellished with elegant miniatures. The parchments gradually became larger in size and the \u003cstrong\u003eminiatures\u003c\/strong\u003e richer in color and symbols, transforming portolan charts into \u003cstrong\u003eluxury objects\u003c\/strong\u003e destined for courts, to gratify their users with the pleasure of the imagination and to provide evidence of the power of the nobles and sovereigns, who commissioned and displayed them. Portolan charts also transferred to Renaissance courts the knowledge and depiction of the \u003cstrong\u003emarine world\u003c\/strong\u003e , which was expanding enormously thanks to the \u003cstrong\u003egreat geographical discoveries\u003c\/strong\u003e .\n\r \nCreated in \u003cstrong\u003e1602\u003c\/strong\u003e by \u003cstrong\u003eIacopo Vesconte Maggiolo\u003c\/strong\u003e , descendant of the most important family of cartographers in Italy,\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/promo.utetcultura.it\/portolano7\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003ethis map\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is a classic example of a portolan intended for princes and powerful people: in fact, its decoration is rich, with a conspicuous presence of \u003cstrong\u003egold\u003c\/strong\u003e .\n\n Today UTET-De Agostini is offering a \u003cstrong\u003espectacular facsimile reproduction\u003c\/strong\u003e , faithful to the original in every detail and in a \u003cstrong\u003estrictly limited and numbered edition,\u003c\/strong\u003e unique in the world. An exclusive object, allowing you to relive all the magic and fascination of the past.","brand":"Rex Leonardo 2875","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56211589464450,"sku":"LREX001","price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0909\/7065\/3058\/files\/foto-3-5-scaled.jpg?v=1768400882","url":"https:\/\/venderequadri.it\/en\/products\/utet-de-agostini-il-portolano-maggiolo-2","provider":"Venderequadri","version":"1.0","type":"link"}