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Portulane’s name comes from the French “portulan” (known as a “portolan chart” in English), which refers to an ancient nautical chart.
The word “portulan” is itself a francization of the Italian word “portolano”, which originally designated a compendium of sailing instructions.

 

1583 portolan chart

Showing part of Brittany’s North shore (North is at the bottom).

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