
The Sea Chart; The Illustrated History of Nautical Maps and Navigational Charts
by John Blake, foreword by HRH The Duke of YorkRent Book
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Summary
What makes this book so impressive is the selection of charts that the author, John Blake, has carefully gathered together from some of the most important archives in the world. The collection includes the early portolan charts of the fifteenth century, original manuscript charts of Europe, India and the Orient, and nautical maps that show the medieval view of the known world.
This volume features examples from famous sets of charts, such as The Mariner's Mirrour, the English translation of the celebrated Spieghel der Zeevaerdt, Dell' Arcano del Mare, Le Neptune Francois, and the Atlantic Neptune, together with rare examples of individual charts, such as Benjamin Franklin's Chart of the North Atlantic.
Table of Contents
Foreword | p. 6 |
Navigation | p. 12 |
The Mediterranean | p. 28 |
The British coasts, the North Sea, Northern Europe and the Baltic | p. 36 |
The Arctic and attempts to find the North-East and North-West Passages | p. 46 |
Africa | p. 58 |
India, Ceylon and the Persian gulf | p. 70 |
The Pacific and the East Indies | p. 84 |
The Caribbean and northwards along the east coast of North America | p. 102 |
The west coast of America | p. 120 |
The antipodes (Australia and New Zealand) | p. 134 |
The Antarctic | p. 146 |
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