Definition of Portolan. Meaning of Portolan. Synonyms of Portolan

- Portolan charts are nautical charts, first made in the 13th century in the Mediterranean basin and later expanded to include other regions. The word portolan...
- partial copy of an otherwise lost map by Christopher Columbus. The map is a portolan chart with comp**** roses and a windrose network for navigation, rather...
- Claude Portolan (born 16 December 1960) is a French former international rugby union player. A product of hometown club SA Auterive, Portolan was a prop...
- of Ireland in the Atlantic Ocean in a portolan chart by Angelino Dulcert circa 1325, the Rex Tholomeus portolan chart circa 1360 and the Catalan Atlas...
- notable 14th-century portolan charts, the "Dalorto" chart of 1325 and the "Dulcert" chart of 1339. The latter is the first portolan known to have been produced...
- Portolan of Antonio Millo is a portolan chart by Antonio Millo from 1583. The portolan belonged to the library of the Zamoyski family. During the Warsaw...
- The Pizzigani brothers are prin****lly known for the construction of a portolan chart, signed and dated 1367, currently held by the Biblioteca Palatina...
- in different directions forming a web-like mesh. They were featured on portolan charts and other early nautical charts used in the medieval age and age...
- its first explicit appearance as a large rectangular island in the 1424 portolan chart of Zuane Pizzigano. Thereafter, it routinely appeared in most nautical...
- the prin****l winds on the comp**** rose found in mariners' comp****es and portolan charts of the 14th and 15th centuries. The traditional names of the eight...