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Cartography (2014)

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This chapter provides a brief overview of medieval European and Islamic maps of the Mediterranean, with the subsequent development of portolan charts. It is argued that all pre‐modern maps of the Mediterranean Sea were part of what in Europe came to be called “the art of memory”—that is, they were a means of schematically structuring and remembering constellations of ideas. In classical and medieval European maps, that geographical scheme was overlaid with a theological or historical narrative that is not evident in the Islamic maps. The rise of portolan charts reflects increased travel, trade, and naval expeditions.

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Authors & Contributors
Nicolai, Roel
Hiatt, Alfred
Jaynes, Jeffrey
Evangelos Livieratos
Kahlaoui, Tarek
Schenk, Gerrit Jasper
Concepts
Cartography
Maps; atlases
Arab/Islamic world, civilization and culture
Nautical charts
Portolan chart
Science and culture
Time Periods
Medieval
Early modern
Renaissance
Modern
Ancient
15th century
Places
Europe
Mediterranean region
North Africa
Mediterranean Sea
Black Sea
Middle and Near East
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