A Venetian Book of Islands: The Isolario of Bartolomeo Da Li Sonetti
PHILICA, Article number 459
13 Pages Posted: 15 Mar 2016
Date Written: February 6, 2015
Abstract
A Venetian sailor of the fifteenth century, Bartolomeo Da Li Sonetti, composed an Isolario, that is, a Book of Islands, containing sonnets and charts of the Aegean Islands. Here we propose a discussion of it and of its historical context. Comparison between some maps of Isolario and Google Earth images is also given.
Keywords: History, Geography, Portolan Charts, Satellite Images, Google Earth
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Sparavigna, Amelia Carolina, A Venetian Book of Islands: The Isolario of Bartolomeo Da Li Sonetti (February 6, 2015). PHILICA, Article number 459, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2746540
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