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The Golden Age of Maritime Maps: When Europe Discovered the World
Catherine Hofmann, Helene Richard, Emmanuelle Vagnon
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| #844133 in Books | Firefly Books | 2013-09-12 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 10.00 x1.00 x11.00l,3.40 | File type: PDF | 256 pages | ||0 of 2 people found the following review helpful.| Five Stars|By Customer|tres bien|0 of 7 people found the following review helpful.| Four Stars|By Issa|A beautiful and interesting book that met my expectations.|0 of 10 people found the following review helpful.| Five Stars|By SergeyT|all is fine||(star review) In the closing centuries of Europe's medieval age, that backward, isolated continent belatedly turned its gaze outward in search of trade and conquest. From that era of discovery came the Portolan charts, precursors of modern maps. Reproduced her
"Portolan charts," so called from the Italian adjective portolano, meaning "related to ports or harbours," were born during the 12th century in the maritime community. These charts, drawn on parchment and crisscrossed with lines referring to the compass directions, indicated the succession of ports and anchorages along the shores, and were used by European sailors exploring the world up until the 18th century.
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