================================================ MAPS-L ** MAPS-L ** MAPS-L ** MAPS-L ** MAPS-L ================================================ Subject: Viladestes map of 1413 Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2005 From: Brendan Whyte <[log in to unmask]> To: Maps, Air Photo & Geospatial Systems Forum <[log in to unmask]> An academic needs a good picture of the west coast of Greece from a specific portolan (details below). Does anyone know of any images, digital or paper, of this particular portolan? Thanks Brendan Whyte >I am trying to find a good resolution image of the portolan map of the >Mediterranean by Viladestes (1413). I am interested in the coastline on >the western side of Greece and Albania on this map. > >The following web page shows a thumbnail sized image of the map but the >text is in French: > >http://expositions.bnf.fr/ciel/catalan/portulan/page4.htm > >Any help in locating a good image showing the west side of Greece would >be most useful. > Dr Brendan Whyte Assistant Map Curator ERC Library University of Melbourne Vic 3010 AUSTRALIA [log in to unmask] --