਀ ਀ Map of the Indian Ocean by the Jorge Reinel਀㰀洀攀琀愀 栀琀琀瀀ⴀ攀焀甀椀瘀㴀∀䌀漀渀琀攀渀琀ⴀ吀礀瀀攀∀ 挀漀渀琀攀渀琀㴀∀琀攀砀琀⼀栀琀洀氀㬀 挀栀愀爀猀攀琀㴀椀猀漀ⴀ㠀㠀㔀㤀ⴀ㄀∀㸀 ਀ ਀㰀氀椀渀欀 爀攀氀㴀∀䈀漀漀欀洀愀爀欀 䤀挀漀渀∀ 䠀刀䔀䘀㴀∀⼀昀愀瘀椀挀漀渀⸀椀挀漀∀ 琀礀瀀攀㴀∀椀洀愀最攀⼀砀ⴀ椀挀漀渀∀㸀  ਀㰀猀挀爀椀瀀琀 氀愀渀最甀愀最攀㴀樀愀瘀愀猀挀爀椀瀀琀 猀爀挀㴀∀⼀攀渀⸀樀猀∀㸀㰀⼀猀挀爀椀瀀琀㸀 ਀ ਀ ਀㰀挀攀渀琀攀爀㸀 ਀  㰀琀愀戀氀攀 戀漀爀搀攀爀㴀∀㄀∀ 眀椀搀琀栀㴀∀㜀㤀　∀ 戀最挀漀氀漀爀㴀∀⌀㌀㌀㘀㘀㤀㤀∀㸀 ਀    㰀琀爀㸀        ਀ऀऀऀऀ㰀琀愀戀氀攀 眀椀搀琀栀㴀∀㈀㘀㄀∀ 戀漀爀搀攀爀㴀∀　∀ 挀攀氀氀瀀愀搀搀椀渀最㴀∀㈀∀ 栀攀椀最栀琀㴀∀㜀㌀∀㸀 ਀   ऀ  ऀऀऀ㰀琀搀 眀椀搀琀栀㴀∀㤀㌀∀ 栀攀椀最栀琀㴀∀㜀㄀∀㸀㰀椀洀最 猀爀挀㴀∀⼀䤀洀愀最攀猀⼀䰀漀最漀⸀瀀渀最∀ 眀椀搀琀栀㴀∀㤀㌀∀ 栀攀椀最栀琀㴀∀㜀㌀∀ 戀漀爀搀攀爀㴀∀　∀㸀㰀⼀琀搀㸀 ਀ऀ   ऀऀऀऀऀ㰀琀愀戀氀攀 眀椀搀琀栀㴀∀㠀㌀─∀ 戀漀爀搀攀爀㴀∀　∀ 挀攀氀氀瀀愀搀搀椀渀最㴀∀㈀∀㸀 ਀ऀ  ऀ ऀऀऀऀऀऀ㰀琀搀㸀 ENCYCLOPÆDIA਀㰀戀爀㸀 Mauritiana਀ऀऀऀऀऀऀऀऀ㰀⼀琀爀㸀 ਀ऀऀऀऀऀऀ㰀⼀琀搀㸀 ਀    ऀऀ㰀⼀琀愀戀氀攀㸀 ਀ऀऀऀ㰀琀搀 愀氀椀最渀㴀∀挀攀渀琀攀爀∀㸀  Map of the Indian Ocean
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਀ 㰀琀愀戀氀攀 眀椀搀琀栀㴀∀㜀㘀　∀ 戀漀爀搀攀爀㴀∀　∀㸀 ਀   ऀ ਀ऀऀ㰀椀洀最 猀爀挀㴀∀⼀一愀琀甀爀攀⼀䜀攀漀最爀愀瀀栀礀⼀䴀愀瀀猀⼀䤀洀愀最攀猀⼀刀攀椀渀攀氀䤀渀搀椀愀渀伀挀攀愀渀䴀愀瀀⸀樀瀀最∀ 眀椀搀琀栀㴀∀㘀㐀　∀ 栀攀椀最栀琀㴀∀㐀㌀㤀∀ 愀氀琀㴀∀䴀愀瀀 漀昀 琀栀攀 䤀渀搀椀愀渀 伀挀攀愀渀Ⰰ 挀愀⸀ ㄀㔀㄀㤀Ⰰ 戀礀 琀栀攀 倀漀爀琀甀最甀攀猀攀 䌀愀爀琀漀最爀愀瀀栀攀爀 䨀漀爀最攀 刀攀椀渀攀氀∀㸀 ਀  㰀⼀琀爀㸀 ਀   㰀琀搀 眀椀搀琀栀㴀∀㌀㜀　∀㸀㰀椀㸀㰀昀漀渀琀 猀椀稀攀㴀∀㈀∀㸀䴀愀甀爀椀琀椀甀猀 椀猀 猀栀漀眀渀 琀栀攀 昀椀爀猀琀 琀椀洀攀 漀渀 琀栀攀 䴀愀瀀 漀昀 琀栀攀  Indian Ocean, ca 1519, by the Portuguese Cartographer ਀          䨀漀爀最攀 刀攀椀渀攀氀㰀⼀愀㸀 ⠀㄀㔀　㈀ⴀ愀昀琀攀爀 ㄀㔀㜀㈀⤀⸀ 㰀⼀昀漀渀琀㸀㰀⼀椀㸀㰀⼀琀搀㸀  ਀   㰀琀搀 眀椀搀琀栀㴀∀㌀㜀　∀㸀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀㰀⼀琀搀㸀 ਀  㰀琀爀㸀  ਀  㰀⼀琀爀㸀 ਀   㰀琀搀 眀椀搀琀栀㴀∀㌀㜀　∀ 瘀愀氀椀最渀㴀∀琀漀瀀∀㸀

This map is part of the Lopo ਀          䠀漀洀攀渀 䄀琀氀愀猀㰀⼀愀㸀 ⠀䄀氀猀漀 挀愀氀氀攀搀 䴀椀氀氀攀爀 䄀琀氀愀猀⤀⸀ 圀椀琀栀 琀栀攀 漀渀猀攀琀 漀昀 瘀漀礀愀最攀猀  on the open sea, coastal navigation techniques were no longer practical. ਀          䤀琀 戀攀挀愀洀攀 渀攀挀攀猀猀愀爀礀 琀漀 猀琀甀搀礀 琀栀攀 猀琀愀爀猀 愀琀 渀椀最栀琀 愀渀搀 琀栀攀 匀甀渀 搀甀爀椀渀最 琀栀攀  day to calculate the information necessary for efficient navigation. ਀          䤀琀 眀愀猀 琀栀甀猀 琀栀愀琀 漀挀攀愀渀椀挀 漀爀 愀猀琀爀漀渀漀洀椀挀愀氀 渀愀瘀椀最愀琀椀漀渀 戀攀最愀渀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 眀椀琀栀  it came a new type of nautical map which contained information on navigational ਀          愀猀瀀攀挀琀猀⸀ 䤀琀 椀渀挀氀甀搀攀搀 椀渀昀漀爀洀愀琀椀漀渀 漀渀 氀愀琀椀琀甀搀攀猀 漀昀 欀攀礀 挀漀愀猀琀愀氀 愀爀攀愀猀Ⰰ  on harbours, bays and capes, distances, landmarks and angles of the ਀          猀甀渀⸀ 䤀琀 愀氀猀漀 搀攀猀挀爀椀戀攀搀 琀栀攀 眀椀渀搀 愀渀搀 猀攀愀 挀甀爀爀攀渀琀猀 愀渀搀 爀攀挀漀洀洀攀渀搀攀搀 愀瀀瀀爀漀瀀爀椀愀琀攀  anchorage spots. In contrast to the traditional maps, the new ones did ਀          渀漀琀 挀栀愀爀琀 攀渀琀椀爀攀 挀漀愀猀琀猀 戀甀琀 洀攀爀攀氀礀 琀栀攀 愀爀攀愀猀 眀栀椀挀栀 栀愀搀 戀攀攀渀 渀愀瘀椀最愀琀攀搀⸀  They often included recommendations for the best sailing times or an ਀          愀氀琀攀爀渀愀琀椀瘀攀 爀漀甀琀攀 挀漀渀猀椀搀攀爀椀渀最 琀栀攀 搀椀昀昀攀爀攀渀琀 眀椀渀搀猀 愀渀搀 猀攀愀 挀甀爀爀攀渀琀猀 琀栀爀漀甀最栀漀甀琀  the year. The french National Library is home to a collection of maps ਀          欀渀漀眀渀 愀猀 琀栀攀 䴀椀氀氀攀爀 䄀琀氀愀猀⸀ 䐀攀猀瀀椀琀攀 琀栀攀 洀椀猀氀攀愀搀椀渀最 渀愀洀攀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 洀愀瀀猀 愀爀攀  actually of Portuguese origin and attributed to Lopo Homen, the King’s ਀          漀昀昀椀挀椀愀氀 挀愀爀琀漀最爀愀瀀栀攀爀 椀渀 琀栀攀 昀椀爀猀琀 搀攀挀愀搀攀猀 漀昀 琀栀攀 堀嘀䤀 挀攀渀琀甀爀礀 ⠀㄀㔀㄀㤀⤀⸀ 㰀⼀瀀㸀 ਀   㰀琀搀 眀椀搀琀栀㴀∀㈀　∀㸀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀㰀⼀琀搀㸀  ਀  㰀⼀琀爀㸀 ਀   ऀऀ㰀琀搀 挀漀氀猀瀀愀渀㴀∀㌀∀ 愀氀椀最渀㴀∀挀攀渀琀攀爀∀㸀㰀愀 栀爀攀昀㴀∀⌀∀ 漀渀䌀氀椀挀欀㴀∀栀椀猀琀漀爀礀⸀最漀⠀ⴀ㄀⤀∀㸀㰀椀洀最 猀爀挀㴀∀⼀䤀洀愀最攀猀⼀爀攀搀ⴀ愀爀爀漀眀氀攀昀琀⸀最椀昀∀ 眀椀搀琀栀㴀∀㠀∀ 栀攀椀最栀琀㴀∀㠀∀ 戀漀爀搀攀爀㴀∀　∀㸀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀䈀愀挀欀㰀⼀愀㸀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀㰀愀 栀爀攀昀㴀∀⼀一愀琀甀爀攀⼀䜀攀漀最爀愀瀀栀礀⼀䴀愀瀀猀⼀䐀甀琀挀栀⸀栀琀洀∀㸀一攀砀琀  Page  ਀㰀⼀琀搀㸀 ਀ 㰀⼀琀愀戀氀攀㸀
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