Talk:Portolan chart

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1295 is the thirteenth not the fourteenth century

[edit] Etymology/Origin of Name

Where does the name Portolan come from? Anybody know? Isoxyl 04:04, 26 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] cut and paste moving stuff from Portolan charts - leaving as redirect.

"Initially the preserve of Mediterranean fisherman's firsthand knoledge of the seas and coastlines. Whereas the Mappaemundi were cartographic representations of medieval culture these where closer to contempory maps. Initially they focused on the Mediterranean zone and were comparatively rudimentry, they soon became refined until they surpassed the maps of the learned geographers."