Doubly perceived shape of the Adriatic Sea basin on early modern geographical maps and nautical charts
Marelic, T. (2023). Doubly perceived shape of the Adriatic Sea basin on early modern geographical maps and nautical charts. Kartografija i Geoinformacije 22(39): 20-41. https://dx.doi.org/10.32909/kg.22.39.2
In: Kartografija i Geoinformacije. Hrvatsko kartografsko društvo: Zagreb. ISSN 1333-896X; e-ISSN 1848-0713, more
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Early Modern Geographical Maps, Early Modern Nautical Charts, Map Accuracy, Adriatic Sea |
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The implementation of graticules on geographic maps and nautical charts, initially developed in the Hellenistic period, was a rediscovered novelty to Western European cartographers of the early modern period. The research sought to computationally examine the accuracy of spherical coordinates’ data extracted from selected geographical maps and nautical charts. Research results suggest that the cartographers who made geographic maps relied significantly on Claudius Ptolemy’s data on locations but managed to make certain accuracy improvements. The nautical charts with graticules showed significantly greater longitudinal accuracy, which suggests that they were created by using other data sources as their graphical templates; most likely the portolan charts that were already in existence at the time. |
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