Early Modern Nautical Charts of the Adriatic Sea: Information Sources, Navigation Tools, and Communication...

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Josip Faričić Tome Marelić

Early Modern Nautical Charts of the Adriatic Sea

Information Sources, Navigation Tools, and Communication Media

Josip Faričić, Tome Marelić

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English

Palgrave Macmillan
14 August 2025

European history; Human geography; Regional geography; Cartography, map-making & projections

This Open Access book provides a comprehensive and multi-layered understanding of the development of Adriatic Sea nautical cartography from its beginnings in the late Middle Ages to the implementation of geodetic and hydrographic surveys in the early nineteenth century. During the early modern period, the importance of nautical charts exceeded mere navigational purpose as they also became a medium for conveying an extensive array of socioeconomic information and messages. The authors examine how the geographical characteristics and social elements of the Adriatic Sea and its surroundings were observed, understood, and cartographically represented in accordance with contemporary scientific, technological, socioeconomic, cultural, or political frameworks using various phenomenological viewpoints and methodological techniques. Since the Adriatic Sea has historically functioned as a smaller-scale version of the Mediterranean, its contents transcend its geographical boundaries and are also broadly applicable to other Mediterranean regions.

Edited by: Josip Faričić, Tome Marelić
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Country of Publication: Singapore
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 148mm,
ISBN: 9789819680450
ISBN 10: 981968045X
Pages: 264
Publication Date: 14 August 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Undergraduate , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Josip Faričić is Professor at the Department of Geography, University of Zadar, Croatia. His research interests are history of cartography, historical geography and geographical names. He examines cultural interpenetrations in the Adriatic as a fundamental process that has shaped spatial organization and landscape of this northernmost part of the Mediterranean. Tome Marelić is Assistant Professor at the Department of Geography, University of Zadar, Croatia. His primary research interests centre on the still-mysterious origins of portolan charts, which he seeks to resolve by employing the cartometric approach in conjunction with known historical sources.