An index to the Portolan Chart Unit of the Maps and Mapmakers Course from the James Ford Bell Library at the University of Minnesota. Please click on this page - PORTOLAN CHARTS UNIT Home Page - to begin. Click on the "Index" button on the menu to return to this index.
Introduction to the Portolan Charts. [Please click here to enter Introduction section.]
Elements of a Portolan. [Please click here to enter Elements section.]
Unsolved Mysteries of the Portolans. [Please click here to enter Mysteries section.]
1424 Nautical Chart. [Please click here to enter 1424 Nautical Chart section.]
1466 Roselli Portolan Chart. [Please click here to enter 1466 Roselli section.]
1489 Canepa Portolan Chart. [Please click here to enter 1489 Canepa section.]
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VISUAL SUPPORT FOR THE UNIT
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Five detail sections using conventional and contemporary directions:
North
South
East
West
Center
Note: these are very large files.

The Circle of the 1424 Nautical Chart
Islands detail

Five detail sections using conventional and contemporary directions:
North
South
East
West
Center
Note: these are very large files.

The Circle of the 1466 Roselli
Africa details from 1466 Roselli and the 1489 Canepa
Red Sea details from 1466 Roselli and the 1489 Canepa
Details of the Danube from 1466 Roselli and the 1489 Canepa
England details from 1466 Roselli and the 1489 Canepa
Five detail sections using conventional and contemporary directions:
North
South
East
West
Center
Note: these are very large files.

Islands detail
Rhumb Line detail
Black Sea detail
Detail Images.

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