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INSTITUT CARTOGRÀFIC DE CATALUNYA Portolans Procedents De Col.leccions Espanyoles
Barcelona, Institut Cartografic De Catalunya. 1995, Limitada. (ISBN: 8439335822) . Catálogo de la exposición realizada con motivo de la XVII Conferencia Cartográfica Internacional de la Asociación Cartográfica Internacional en 1995, celebrada en Barcelona. Magníficas láminas de portulanos de los siglos XV-XVII, que se encuentran en instituciones públicas españolas o bien pertenecen a colecciones particulares. Obra única, no existe en el mercado, de excepcional belleza y magnífica edición. Tapa dura con sobrecubierta. Texto en catalán, español, francés e inglés. Es un ejemplar nuevo.Catalogue of the exhibition realized on the occasion of the Conference XVII Cartographic International of the Cartographic International Association in 1995, celebrated in Barcelona. Magnificent sheets of portulanos of the centuries XV-XVII, which they find in public Spanish institutions or belong to particular collections. It is a unique work, it does not exist on the market, of exceptional beauty and magnificent edition. Lid lasts with cover. Text in Catalan, Spanish, French and English. It is a new copy.The Italians were the first portolano chart makers; they were soon followed by the Catalans and the Majoricans of the Spanish Mediterranean coast. The discoveries of the Portuguese and the Spanish, which occurred at the end of the Middle Ages and heralded the modern age of sea exploration, encouraged the development of new navigational aids and improved charts. The Portuguese brought the sea going nations of Europe their seaman’s guides and portolano charts. These pilot books of west European waters were used from the fourteenth century on; they contained no charts, only sailing directions. They are called rutters from the French word routier, meaning chart or map. These rutters were all copied from others by hand, with amendments added by the new maker. At the end of the sixteenth century the first seaman’s guide appeared – it combined sailing instructions and charts of coastal areas. These printed guides gave the mariner all the information he needed to navigate along Europe’s coasts. As New/As New.
Offered for EUR 239.00 = appr. US$ 308.36 by: El Arte de la Memoria scp - Book number: ICC1995portola
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