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 90
. Chart two includes the central and western Medi-terranean. It contains all the characteristic features ofthe preceding, with Venice, Genoa, Marseilles, and twocities in northern Africa, made prominent by groupsof turreted buildings. 3. Chart three represents the coast region of west-ern Europe… … ]H. GIOVANNI MARTINES, northern border, southwest of which is Frixlandia,with a few other names to be found on the Zeno mapof 1558. Isla de Brasil, with its usual peculiar fea-tures, is located to the southwest of Iceland. The Iberianpeninsula is especially distinguished by its turreted citiesand…
Nautical charts · Navigation · Cartography
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