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Saturday, October 16, 2010
Portolan Chart
http://www.newberry.org/smith/slidesets/ss11.html
This is a
Portolan Chart.
Portolan charts were first created in 14th century in Italy, Portugal, and Spain. They are navigational maps based on descriptions (from European sailors) of the coasts and harbors.
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