The enigma of the origin of Portolan charts : : a geodetic analysis of the hypothesis of a medieval origin / / editor, Roel Nicolai.

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 mosai...

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Place / Publishing House:Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, 2016.
Year of Publication:2016
Language:English
Series:History of Science and Medicine Library 52.
Physical Description:1 online resource (570 pages) :; illustrations (some color), maps, charts.
Notes:Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
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