Portolan Map Possibilities

[Linda]

In a way, we're on parallel tracks.

A rutter is, in a sense, the mariner's version of an "itinerary" (which is what they call written instructions for a foot journey in those days). I spent a lot of time reading itineraries because I thought there might be something there that related to the VMS text (I still think it's possible).


Whether it's one or the other doesn't even matter, in a way, since the evidence would slowly add up to some of the same kinds of information (distances, directions, stopping points, etc.), so this is pretty cool, actually.

It is! I am really hoping it will amount to something significant. 

I do see interior travels too, although they generally follow rivers. Interesting note i read the other day which kind of joins itineraries with baths...vicarello cups. But not relevant, placed there 2000 years ago, found 200 ago. Still cool though and gives a glimpse as to their form.