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 30
ant had ceasedto be so considered; distances are given in miles insteadof stadia, and direction is usually recorded. The number of portolans known antedating 1500 isnot large. In all there are about sixteen, some of thesebeing mere fragments, others are very nearly completefor the regions under… … Mediterranean, the Atlantic coast of Europe as far asFlanders, the south coast of England and Ireland, withthe Atlantic coast of Africa to the vicinity of CapeBojador, including the Canary Islands. It is interest-ing to note that these are the coasts included in thegreat majority of the portolan…
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