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The Catalan Atlas is a collection of illuminated charts bound together like a book. Intended for the King of France, it gave him a picture of the entire known world in his time. Geographical, political and economic details are intermingled with ancient legends and the "wonders” of distant Asia on these portolan maps. These are based on medieval tales, like the Books of Marvels of the World based on Marco Polo's travels.

A map kept at the French national library BnF (Bibliothèque nationale de France), Manuscripts Department, Spanish shelf mark number 30.
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Audiovisual processUtilisation d'animations et de cartes géographiques.
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NotesCarte conservée à la Bibliothèque nationale de France, département des Manuscrits, Espagnol 30.

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https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b55002481n

BnF : Bibliothèque nationale de France
LAMOP : Laboratoire de Médiévistique Occidentale de Paris (INSHS)