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Public domain image of a vintage map, geography atlas, maritime navigation, age of discovery, 16th-17th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

The word portolan comes from the Italian adjective portolano, meaning "related to ports or harbors", or "a collection of sailing directions". Portolan charts are maps based on compass directions and estimated distances observed by the pilots at sea. They were first made in the 13th century in Italy, and later in Spain and Portugal where they considered to be state secrets. The English and Dutch found the description of Atlantic and Indian coastlines extremely valuable for their raiding, and later trading, ships. The oldest survived portolan is the Carta Pisana, dating from approximately 1296 and the oldest preserved Majorcan Portolan chart is the one made by Angelino Dulcert who produced a portolan in 1339.

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nautical charts north atlantic ocean trade routes trade winds maps early works to 1800 lionel pincus and princess firyal map division maps of the oceans atlantic ocean one continent ultra high resolution high resolution cooper thomas d 1743 publisher bowen emanuel d 1767 engraver chart atlantic ocean seat war europe america trade winds course continent banks shoals rocks discoveries observations european map american colonies early america antique maps
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Date

1700 - 1800
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Cooper, Thomas, d. 1743, Publisher
Bowen, Emanuel, d. 1767, Engraver
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in collections

Antique Nautical Charts and Ephemera

Portolan nautical charts
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New York Public Library
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http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/
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Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication ("CCO 1.0 Dedication")

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nautical charts north atlantic ocean trade routes trade winds maps early works to 1800 lionel pincus and princess firyal map division maps of the oceans atlantic ocean one continent ultra high resolution high resolution cooper thomas d 1743 publisher bowen emanuel d 1767 engraver chart atlantic ocean seat war europe america trade winds course continent banks shoals rocks discoveries observations european map american colonies early america antique maps