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Title: | Cartographic analysis of nautical charts : a proposed systematic model based on selected charts of the Maltese Islands |
Authors: | Gauci, Ritienne Caruana Smith, Daniel |
Keywords: | Coastal mapping -- Malta Cartography -- Malta -- History Cartography -- Malta -- History -- Sources Nautical charts -- Malta -- History Manuscript maps |
Issue Date: | 2015 |
Publisher: | MMS |
Citation: | Gauci, R., & Caruana Smith, D. (2015). Cartographic analysis of nautical charts : a proposed systematic model based on selected charts of the Maltese Islands. Malta Map Society Newsletter. |
Abstract: | In an 1998 article penned by Peter Whitfield in 'Mercator's World', Whitefield states that science, art, war, adventure and political ambitions are reasons for charting the seas. No other reflection bears more truth for the charting of Maltese waters. The geo-political history of the Maltese Islands has its roots intrinsically connected to maritime activities. Stationed in the centre of the Mediterranean, the islands represented throughout the ages a safe port of call and a maritime base to a number of countries from southern Europe and northern Africa. This strategic position has been well documented over the years, which includes a number of maps and charts which illustrate the role the islands as a naval outpost. Within this geo-political context, the development of sea charts for Maltese waters became a natural consequence spurred by the geographic position of the islands but also a responsive requirement demanded by their strategic and ever-growing maritime role. [Excerpt] |
URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/88215 |
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