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IRL (In Real Life) => Enigmas of the Mystical => Topic started by: besilarius on March 10, 2018, 12:20:07 PM

Title: New evaluation of Portolan maps
Post by: besilarius on March 10, 2018, 12:20:07 PM
http://bigthink.com/strange-maps/648-portolan-charts-too-accurate-to-be-medieval

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portolan_chart

Not a hot topic, but these have been puzzling cartographers for a long time.
Title: Re: New evaluation of Portolan maps
Post by: bayonetbrant on March 10, 2018, 12:24:42 PM
(https://www.grogheads.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.madaboutmemes.com%2Fuploads%2Fmemes%2F61.png&hash=00c8280017467d9c56dddce973f9a2a88eeff8e2)
Title: Re: New evaluation of Portolan maps
Post by: Nefaro on March 11, 2018, 03:04:55 PM
Quote from: besilarius on March 10, 2018, 12:20:07 PM
http://bigthink.com/strange-maps/648-portolan-charts-too-accurate-to-be-medieval

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portolan_chart

Not a hot topic, but these have been puzzling cartographers for a long time.

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