

- 27 de mai. de 2021
- 5 min
Chart of the Week | Chart of Mecia de Viladestes, 1413, Spain
Author | Autor Mecia de Viladestes Date | Data 1413 Country | País Palma de Majorca (Spain) Archive | Arquivo Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale de France Call number | Número de Catálogo GE AA-566 (RES) Dimensions | Dimensões 1150 x 850 mm Medea DB Entry | Medea BD The 1413 chart of Mecia de Viladestes covers the Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea, and Western Europe (the “normal portolan” area). Considering its inclusion of rivers, mountains, and kingdoms, it is clear that the map’s c
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- 20 de mai. de 2021
- 5 min
Chart of the Week | Juan de la Cosa planisphere, 1500, Spain
Author | Autor Juan de la Cosa Date | Data 1500 Country | País Spain Archive | Arquivo Museo Naval (Madrid) Call number | Número de Catálogo MNM 257 Dimensions | Dimensões 2200 x 1050 mm Medea DB Entry | Entrada Medea DB Juan de la cosa la fizo en el puerto de S: mã en año de 1500 (Juan de la Cosa made it in the port of Santa Maria, in 1500) is the inscription written below the figure of Saint Christopher walking on the water, near the left margin of the oldest extant nautica
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- 13 de mai. de 2021
- 5 min
Chart of the Week | Anonymous fragment at Torre do Tombo, 1492-1508
Author | Autor Unknown Date | Data after 1492 - before 1508 Country | País Unknown, possibly Portugal Archive | Arquivo Lisbon, Arquivo Nacional da Torre do Tombo, Call number | Número de Catálogo Fragmentos, cx. 20, n.º 7 Dimensions | Dimensões 280 × 290 mm Medea Database Entry | Entrada na Base de Dados Medea Fragments of nautical charts are exciting historical items that test researchers’ abilities to reconstruct their origins, using what information remains visible to ded
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