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An eighteenth-century map of the peninsula depicting various topographical features of the land, as published in Robert Wilkinson's General Atlas, c. 1794. Due to centuries of constant conflict, warfare and daily life in the Iberian Peninsula were interlinked.
Map-making technique began an alteration through geographical thought. While not every map looked the same, a pattern of features developed through the round shape and typical inclusion of some sort of paradise, and were found on many of the maps of that time. [5] Copy (1475) of St. Isidore's T and O map of the world.
The development of nautical sciences, including the augmentation of pre-existing techniques and tools, on the Iberian Peninsula generated new technology and had a direct, visible, and lasting effect on long range ship board navigation.
The Atlas is a World Map, that is, world map and regions of the Earth with the various peoples who live there. The work was done at the request of Prince John, son of Pedro IV, desirous of a faithful representation of the world from west to east. 12 sheets form the world map on tables, linked to each other by scroll and screen layout. Each ...
Before the advent of nautical charts in the 14th century, navigation at sea relied on the accumulated knowledge of navigators and pilots.Plotting a course at sea required knowing the direction and distance between point A and point B. Knowledge of where places lay relative to each other was acquired by mariners during their long experience at sea.
The ships of the Age of Discovery post-dated the fusion of the northern European [a] and Mediterranean ship-building traditions. Prior to the late 13th/early 14th centuries, northern European ships were typically clinker built, [b] with a single mast setting a square sail and a centre-line rudder hung on the sternpost with pintles and gudgeons.
Location: Playa de la Isla , off the coast of Mazarron, Spain: Coordinates: 1]: Type: Site of a sunken ship: History; Founded: 7th–6th century BC: Abandoned: 7th–6th century BC: Periods: Iron Age: Cultures: Phoenician, Iberian: Site notes; Discovered: 1988 (Mazarrón I) 1994 (Mazarrón II): Condition: Conserved at the Museum of Underwater Archaeology in Cartagena: Ownership: Spain: The ...
Museum ships in Spain (3 P) S. Spanish exploration in the Age of Discovery (5 C, 38 P) Pages in category "Maritime history of Spain" ... Iberian ship development ...