Place Names

There are 507 European and African place names on the coasts of this portolan chart, some of them familiar, others not.

More place-name details can be viewed in the "Under the Magnifying Glass" section below.

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Place-names along the northern coast of Spain and Portugal. Can you spot "bilbao" and "porto portogalo"?

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Place-names in the area of Gibraltar. Can you can find "Malicha"?

Under the magnifying glass:

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1424 Nautical Chart - North

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1424 Nautical Chart - South

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1424 Nautical Chart - East

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1424 Nautical Chart - West

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1424 Nautical Chart - Center

1424 Nautical Chart
Place Names