Pigments and Inks Applied in Juan Vespucci’s Portolan Chart (1520) by Anabelle Kriznar, Francisco Ager, Luis Robles Macías, Inés Ortega Feliu, Blanca Gómez Tubío, Miguel Ángel Respaldiza

Subjects: “…portolan charts…”
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Étude et traitement de deux cartes portulans by Nadège Duqueyroix

Subjects: “…portolan chart…”
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A newly discovered manuscript atlas of nautical maps in the Institute of Manuscript of V. Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine by Hordieiev A.

Subjects: “…portolan chart, atlas, Grazioso Benincasa, ex-libris, library…”
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From Lopsica to Sveti Juraj: 700 Years Since the First Representation of Sveti Juraj on Geographic Maps / Od Lopsike do Svetoga Jurja: 700 godina od prvoga prikaza Sv. Jurja na geo... by Mithad Kozličić

Subjects: “…geographic maps and portolan charts…”
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Geological content on maps and in accompanying texts developed until the end of the 18th century by Szaniawska Lucyna

“…The map of the Wadi Hammamat valley, the Borgia world map, the Catalan world map and Carta de nauigar per le Isole nouamente... portolan chart were indicated as examples. Places where minerals occurred were presented mainly using textual descriptions.…”
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Black Sea ports of the Golden Horde according to Casti­lian “Libro del conosçimiento de todos los reynos” of the 14th century by Emanov A.G.

“…Results and novelty of the research: The analysis of the Castilian ”Libro del conosçimiento de todos los reynos” has unveiled a previously unrecognized structure: the “Black Sea’s vexillographic portolan chart.” This portolan chart provides comprehensive descriptions of the locations of ports along the Black Sea coast, indicating the sovereign’s standards of the rulers of these port cities. …”
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“Hand Drawn Portolan of the Caspian Sea of 1519” by Vesconte Maggiolo: A Source of Historical Geography for the Caspian Region by Idrisov Yu.M., Khanmurzaev I.I.

“…In our view, the “Hand Drawn Portolan Chart of the Caspian Sea (1519)” created by Vesconte Maggiolo is one of the most notable among similar works. …”
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Medieval Kavalari Village on the Kerch Peninsula by Bocharov Sergei G.

“…The location of this settlement was determined on the basis of cartographic sources of compass maps – portolan charts. As a result of archaeological studies conducted by the Caffa expedition in 2010, the stratigraphic situation was established and the period of existence of Kavalari village was determined as the second half of 13th – late 15th centuries. …”
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Cultural and Knowledge Exchange between Dubrovnik and Livorno at the Time of Ferdinando I de’ Medici Through the Eyes of Vincentius Demetrius Volcius Raguseus by Mirela Altic

“…Volčić worked in Livorno and Naples as a maker of portolan charts from 1592 to 1607. His twenty-eight charts known today represent a compendium of knowledge at a time in which intertwined practices and traditions of Dubrovnikʼs, Catalan, Neapolitan, Livornian, Genoese, and Venetian sailors reflected the cultural relations between the East and the West in general. …”
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Градът Карвуна? (Извори и археология) by Valentin Pletnyov

“…Since there is no information about the location of the fortress/town of Karvuna in the 11th–13th century, it seems more logical that the name of the harbour or the fortress of Karvuna marked on a number of maps and portolan charts after the 14th century was taken from the name of the district. …”
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