The Greek Portolan Charts: 15th-17th Centuries - A Contribution to the Mediterranean Cartography of the Modern Period
by Tolias, Giorgos
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In English. Soft cover, 29x24 cm, 219 pp., ill. This elegant edition presents the manuscript maps of the Mediterranean Sea that were created by the Greeks during the 15th and the 17th century - an era of bloom for the Greek navigation and of expansion for the horizons of knowledge. This is the very first study and publication of these Greek nautical maps - Portolans, which are kept in the museums and libraries of Western Europe. The edition includes 100 elaborate pictures, 60 of which are in colour.
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- Title
- The Greek Portolan Charts: 15th-17th Centuries - A Contribution to the Mediterranean Cartography of the Modern Period
- Author
- Tolias, Giorgos
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- New Brand new
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- 1
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- Paperback
- Publisher
- Olkos
- Place of Publication
- Athens
- Date Published
- 1999
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- ENGRAVINGS & COLLECTIBLE MAPS // CARTOGRAPHY;
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