A portolan with the inscription “Litefania est paganos”, 1325

description

A portolan with the inscription “Litefania est paganos” (Lithuanian Pagans)

A portolan (a navigational chart on vellum, a parchment made of sheepskin) made by Angellino de Dalorto, with the inscription: “Litefania est paganos” (Lithuanian Pagans), in the collection of Prince Corsini of Florence, Italy. This image of the portolan was taken in 1929 by the Royal Geographic Society: https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-233480935/view via wikimedia

Year

1325

Author

Angellino de Dalorto (Italian-Majorcan  cartographer)