Definition of Portolan. Meaning of Portolan. Synonyms of Portolan

- Portolan charts are nautical charts, first made in the 13th century in the Mediterranean basin and later expanded to include other regions. The word portolan...
- handbooks, hence the term portolan charts. The wealth of detail contained in portolano handbooks is reflected in the portolan charts, stunningly accurate...
- portolan chart by Angelino Dulcert. It also appeared on the Catalan Atlas, in 1375. One of the earliest appearances was on the Rex Tholomeus portolan...
- traditional mappae mundi but contain elements from other sources, including Portolan charts and maps ****ociated with Ptolemy's Geography are sometimes considered...
- the prin****l winds on the comp**** rose found in mariners' comp****es and portolan charts of the 14th and 15th centuries. The "traditional" names of the eight...
- Dalorto Replica of Dalorto's portolan chart Flag over Varna on Guillem Soler's Portolan chart (c.1385) Replica of Soler's portolan chart Flag of Bulgaria on...
- notable 14th-century portolan charts, the "Dalorto" chart of 1325 and the "Dulcert" chart of 1339. The latter is the first portolan known to have been produced...
- navigational aid consisting in multiple lines in a web-like grid drawn on portolan charts (and other early maps). These nautical charts were used in the medieval...
- (1521), this section has a total of 132 portolan charts, while the second book (1525) has a total of 210 portolan charts. The second section starts with...
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