A chart of the coast of America : from New York and Philadelphia to the Strait or Gulf of Florida, and from thence to the Mississippi /
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Nautical chart.
Relief shown by hachures in selected areas. Depths shown by soundings.
In lower margin of each of the original sheets: A New Edition. London, Published as the Act directs, March 1st 1837, by J.W. Norie & Co., at the Navigation Warehouse, no. 157 Leadenhall Street.
Oriented with north toward the upper right.
Hand col. in red and yellow to show lights and lighthouses.
Originally printed on 5 sheets which have been trimmed and assembled on paper backing to form a single long rolled sheet.
Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
Includes numerous notes, 12 enlargement insets, and 5 panoramic views of selected portions of the coastline.
LC copy stained, lightly soiled, torn at edges, taped on verso, mounted on paper backing.
LC copy has handwritten filing label affixed to paper backing: North America from New York to the Gulf of Florida and Missippi.
Acquisitions control no.: 96-29
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The word portolan comes from the Italian adjective portolano, meaning "related to ports or harbors", or "a collection of sailing directions". Portolan charts are maps based on compass directions and estimated distances observed by the pilots at sea. They were first made in the 13th century in Italy, and later in Spain and Portugal where they considered to be state secrets. The English and Dutch found the description of Atlantic and Indian coastlines extremely valuable for their raiding, and later trading, ships. The oldest survived portolan is the Carta Pisana, dating from approximately 1296 and the oldest preserved Majorcan Portolan chart is the one made by Angelino Dulcert who produced a portolan in 1339.
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