Portolan charts; their origin and characteristics, with a descriptive list of those belonging to the Hispanic society of America (1911)
Stevenson, Edward Luther, 1858-1944, Parr, Charles McKew donor, Parr, Ruth, donor, Hispanic Society of America · New York [The Knickerbocker Press] · leaf 104
the sixteen crossing points is con-nected with every other point, the lines being extendedto the border of the chart. 2. Chart two includes the entire Mediterranean, witha very limited section of the southwest coast of the BlackSea, and terminates in the west at Gibraltar. Sixteenpictures of… … 20. DOMINICUS DE VALLARROEL, CIRCA 1590. CHART THREE OF ATLAS coasts rocky promontories and sand shoals. In each ofthe four corners a scale of miles is drawn with a halfborder ornament. 3. Chart three represents the Atlantic coast ofEurope and Africa from Holland to the mouth of theSenegal River,…
Nautical charts · Navigation · Cartography
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