portolano
/pawr-tl-ah-noh, pohr-/US // ˌpɔr tlˈɑ noʊ, ˌpoʊr- //
波托拉诺,波多拉诺,波特拉诺,波托兰诺
Definitions
n.名词 noun
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plural por·to·la·nos, por·to·la·ni [pawr-tl-ah-nee, pohr-]. /ˌpɔr tlˈɑ ni, ˌpoʊr-/.
- : a descriptive atlas of the Middle Ages, giving sailing directions and providing charts showing rhumb lines and the location of ports and various coastal features.
Examples
A sea-chart—probably a portolano—is mentioned as early as the account of the Crusade of St. Louis, in 1270.
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