Sunday, December 5, 2010

Portolan Chart

http://www.lumenartis.net/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=68&products_id=183&language=en
This portolan map depicts the Mediterranean, the Black Sea, the Sea of Azov and the Atlantic coasts of Europe and North Africa. This is another example of cartography from the medieval era.

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