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Portugal: Jorge de Aguiar's chart of the Mediterranean, Western Europe and African Coast (1492)

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Portugal: Jorge de Aguiar's chart of the Mediterranean, Western Europe and African Coast (1492)

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C15th AD

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A portolan chart from 1492, the oldest known signed and dated chart of Portuguese origin. Cartography technologies greatly advanced during the Age of Discovery. Iberian mapmakers in particular focused on practical charts to use as navigational aids.

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