An early 14th-century portolan chart showing the
Mediterranean Sea from the
Balearic Islands to the
Levantine coast, as well as the western part of the
Black Sea. These types of charts are rough navigational
maps based on realistic descriptions of harbors and coasts provided by medieval European sailors. This particular specimen is the oldest original
cartographic work in the United States
Library of Congress.Map: Unknown; Restoration:
Lise Broer
An early 14th-century portolan chart showing the
Mediterranean Sea from the
Balearic Islands to the
Levantine coast, as well as the western part of the
Black Sea. These types of charts are rough navigational
maps based on realistic descriptions of harbors and coasts provided by medieval European sailors. This particular specimen is the oldest original
cartographic work in the United States
Library of Congress.Map: Unknown; Restoration:
Lise Broer