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Portolan charts
Scope Note
Use for projectionless plane sea charts having equidistant latitudinal markings but no longitudinal markings, featuring the outlines of coasts, and indicating wind directions by rhumb lines, which intersect at wind roses.
Used For
Compass maps
Used For
Portolanos
Used For
Portolans
Used For
Portulan charts
Broader Term
Maps
 

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