Nautical Atlas of the World (1519)

Artificial Intelligence for Accessibility: Visual Description Series

These are high resolution graphics paired with detailed alt text for the visually impaired. Engineers, artists, and other professionals who work with complex visual information have had a hard time getting comprehensive alternative text generated. While building a system, I'm testing it on things I personally love - and sharing them!

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Generated Text:

This image depicts a highly detailed and historically rich map from the Miller Atlas, crafted in 1519. The atlas was produced by renowned Portuguese cartographers Pedro Reinel and his son Jorge Reinel, Lopo Homem, and the miniaturist António de Holanda for King Manuel I of Portugal. This particular map, the recto of folio 1 in the atlas, showcases the Portuguese hemisphere. The atlas itself is preserved in the collections of the National Library of France and is a significant artifact from the Age of Discovery.

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