Hidden Bibliographic Details
| ISBN: | 9789004285125
9004285121
9789004282971
9004282971
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| Notes: | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Print version record.
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| Summary: | The sudden appearance of portolan charts, realistic nautical charts of the Mediterranean and Black Sea, at the end of the thirteenth century is one of the most significant occurrences in the history of cartography. Using geodetic and statistical analysis techniques these charts are shown to be mosaics of partial charts that are considerably more accurate than has been assumed. Their accuracy exceeds medieval mapping capabilities. These sub-charts show a remarkably good agreement with the Mercator map projection. It is demonstrated that this map projection can only have been an intentional feature of the charts construction. Through geodetic analysis the author eliminates the possibility that the charts are original products of a medieval Mediterranean nautical culture, which until now they have been widely believed to be.0.
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| Other form: | Print version: Nicolai, Roel. Enigma of the origin of Portolan charts. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2016 9789004282971
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| Standard no.: | 10.1163/9789004285125
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