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The Introduction and Abandonment of Toponyms
on Portolan Charts
1300 to 1600

(with an extended essay, supported by tables and graphs)

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Mounted on the web 18 February 2012

Two major additions to the toponymic studies were made in September 2013:
Listing and analysis of portolan chart toponyms along the continuous coastline from Dunkirk to Mogador (early 14th to late 17th century)
including the transcribed names from the 'Liber de existencia riveriarum' and 'Lo compasso de navegare'
as well as the Carte Pisane and Cortona chart

Red Names on the Portolan Charts (1311-1677: a detailed investigation


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SUMMARY

CONCLUSIONS

 


LISTING OF PORTOLAN CHART PLACE-NAMES

 


METHODOLOGY

 


ANALYSIS

Innovative Names
(an extended essay)

 

Historical Comments

Themed Comments

 


TABLES AND GRAPHS

The following tables are in Microsoft Office Word 3 format

A. Innovative Names

Toponymic additions

Precursor and irregular names

Catalonia & Valencia and the northern Adriatic (rare names and toponymic recurrence - based on Pujades)

 


 

B. Abandoned Names
(a note)

 


TABLES AND GRAPHS

The following tables are in Microsoft Office Word 3 format

 


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