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Nautical Chart of the Mediterranean Basin
This portolan nautical chart, of Catalan origin, illustrates the coastal
areas of the Mediterranean Sea with a wealth
of detail, with toponyms of the inhabited areas shown without regard to
political-territorial divisions. Nautical
charts came into use on sailing vessels in the Mediterranean
toward the end of the 13th century, coinciding with much broader seafaring
activity and exploration. These charts supplemented the written instructions,
or portolanos, which had been used for several centuries and thus were
called portolan charts. The main centers of production for these charts were Spain and ...
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Ketubah
This ketubah, a marriage contract in Hebrew between two individuals identified as Shelomò, son of Zare of Carcassona and Bella di Merwanha, is a rare testimony to the Jewish presence in Sardinia, and specifically in Alghero on the northwestern coast of the island. In the second half of the 14th century, Alghero became the center of the Jewish community in Logudoro, a region in central-northern Sardinia. Jews enjoyed special privileges in Sardinia until the Inquisition and their expulsion in 1492, which was decreed by the ruler of Sardinia, Ferdinand II ...
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