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King John II of Portugal commissions the first European manual of navigation and nautical almanac

Historical Context Note

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Domains

  • Cartography, Maps and Navigation

Dates

  • Date of occurrence 1484

Places

  • Portugal (Location)

Resources

9798 King John II of Portugal commissions the first European manual of navigation and nautical almanac 2 Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.

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