Sheet 9 shows the Mediterranean Coast. This manuscript world atlas was prepared by Joao Teixeira, Cosmographer to the King of Portugal, in 1630. During the 1690's, the atlas was secured by the Spanish in an effort to learn cartographic knowledge held by the Portuguese regarding Spanish and Portuguese boundaries and claims throughout the world. The final map in this atlas, of Tierra del Fuego, was prepared by a Spaniard to contest the map of that same region drawn by Teixeira. As in typical portolan fashion, coastal settlements and other navigational features are emphasized.
Maps are replete with decorative wind roses, images of ships, and scrolled scales.
Geographic terms are largely in Italian. For a comparison, see Vellum Chart 6 by the same cartographer.