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The enigma of the origin of Portolan charts : a geodetic analysis of the hypothesis of a medieval origin / / editor, Roel Nicolai
| The enigma of the origin of Portolan charts : a geodetic analysis of the hypothesis of a medieval origin / / editor, Roel Nicolai |
| Autore | Nicolai Roel |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Leiden ; ; Boston : , : Brill, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (570 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps, charts |
| Disciplina | 623.89/22 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | NicolaiRoel |
| Collana | History of science and medicine library |
| Soggetto topico |
Nautical charts - History
Navigation - History Cartography - History |
| ISBN | 90-04-28512-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Preliminary Material -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Key Characteristics of Portolan Charts -- 3 Existing Hypotheses on the Origin and Construction Method of Portolan Charts -- 4 Cartometric Analysis; Methodology and Existing Research -- 5 Cartometric Analysis of Five Charts -- 6 The Relationship between Portolans and Portolan Charts -- 7 Constraints on Shipping and Navigation in the Medieval Mediterranean -- 8 The Map Projection, Artificial or Intentional? -- 9 Navigational Practices in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries -- 10 An Arabic-Islamic Origin of Portolan Charts? -- 11 Conclusions -- 12 Synthesis -- Appendix A: The Historical Setting of the Emergence of Portolan Charts -- Appendix B: Calculation of the Length of a Rhumb Line -- Appendix C: The Plane Charting Examples from Chapter 2 -- Appendix D: Accuracy Model for Medieval Navigation -- Appendix E: Cartometric Analysis Details -- Appendix F: Reliability of the cals7k.2 Archaeomagnetic Model -- Appendix G: Is the Map Projection Accidental? A Statistical Analysis -- Appendix H: The Preface of the Liber de existencia riveriarum -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910798108303321 |
Nicolai Roel
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| Leiden ; ; Boston : , : Brill, , 2016 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The enigma of the origin of Portolan charts : a geodetic analysis of the hypothesis of a medieval origin / / editor, Roel Nicolai
| The enigma of the origin of Portolan charts : a geodetic analysis of the hypothesis of a medieval origin / / editor, Roel Nicolai |
| Autore | Nicolai Roel |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Leiden ; ; Boston : , : Brill, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (570 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps, charts |
| Disciplina | 623.89/22 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | NicolaiRoel |
| Collana | History of science and medicine library |
| Soggetto topico |
Nautical charts - History
Navigation - History Cartography - History |
| ISBN | 90-04-28512-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Preliminary Material -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Key Characteristics of Portolan Charts -- 3 Existing Hypotheses on the Origin and Construction Method of Portolan Charts -- 4 Cartometric Analysis; Methodology and Existing Research -- 5 Cartometric Analysis of Five Charts -- 6 The Relationship between Portolans and Portolan Charts -- 7 Constraints on Shipping and Navigation in the Medieval Mediterranean -- 8 The Map Projection, Artificial or Intentional? -- 9 Navigational Practices in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries -- 10 An Arabic-Islamic Origin of Portolan Charts? -- 11 Conclusions -- 12 Synthesis -- Appendix A: The Historical Setting of the Emergence of Portolan Charts -- Appendix B: Calculation of the Length of a Rhumb Line -- Appendix C: The Plane Charting Examples from Chapter 2 -- Appendix D: Accuracy Model for Medieval Navigation -- Appendix E: Cartometric Analysis Details -- Appendix F: Reliability of the cals7k.2 Archaeomagnetic Model -- Appendix G: Is the Map Projection Accidental? A Statistical Analysis -- Appendix H: The Preface of the Liber de existencia riveriarum -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910810249403321 |
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Nicolai Roel
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| Leiden ; ; Boston : , : Brill, , 2016 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The enigma of the origin of Portolan charts : a geodetic analysis of the hypothesis of a medieval origin / / edited by Roel Nicolai
| The enigma of the origin of Portolan charts : a geodetic analysis of the hypothesis of a medieval origin / / edited by Roel Nicolai |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Leiden ; ; Boston : , : Brill, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (570 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps, charts |
| Disciplina | 623.89/22 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | NicolaiRoel |
| Collana | History of science and medicine library |
| Soggetto topico |
Nautical charts - History
Navigation - History Cartography - History |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 90-04-28512-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Preliminary Material -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Key Characteristics of Portolan Charts -- 3 Existing Hypotheses on the Origin and Construction Method of Portolan Charts -- 4 Cartometric Analysis; Methodology and Existing Research -- 5 Cartometric Analysis of Five Charts -- 6 The Relationship between Portolans and Portolan Charts -- 7 Constraints on Shipping and Navigation in the Medieval Mediterranean -- 8 The Map Projection, Artificial or Intentional? -- 9 Navigational Practices in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries -- 10 An Arabic-Islamic Origin of Portolan Charts? -- 11 Conclusions -- 12 Synthesis -- Appendix A: The Historical Setting of the Emergence of Portolan Charts -- Appendix B: Calculation of the Length of a Rhumb Line -- Appendix C: The Plane Charting Examples from Chapter 2 -- Appendix D: Accuracy Model for Medieval Navigation -- Appendix E: Cartometric Analysis Details -- Appendix F: Reliability of the cals7k.2 Archaeomagnetic Model -- Appendix G: Is the Map Projection Accidental? A Statistical Analysis -- Appendix H: The Preface of the Liber de existencia riveriarum -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910163128103321 |
| Leiden ; ; Boston : , : Brill, , 2016 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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