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Was the 15th century a great era of transition in Europe?

The fifteenth century was a great era of transition in Europe, and that transition was also seen in the clothing worn by Europeans. Johnson, Paul. The Renaissance: A Short History.

How did the 15th century affect world maps and portolan charts?

Three developments in the 15th century particularly affected the content of world maps and portolan charts. The first was the translation into Latin of Ptolemy's Geography. The second was the growth of philosophical interest in theoretical geography, in the calculation of geographical coordinates and their use in constructing maps.

What was life like in Europe in the 15th century?

Europe at the dawn of the fifteenth century operated much as it had for the previous several hundred years. The majority of the people, known as peasants, worked on small farms and paid some form of tax to a local lord, who provided the land on which they worked and also offered protection.

How many places are on a medieval map?

An open-access high-resolution digital image of the map with more than 1,000 place and name annotations is included among the thirteen medieval maps of the world edited in the Virtual Mappa project. Italian geographer Pietro Vesconte was a pioneer of the field of the portolan chart.