| Title: | Sailing Through Time : A Comparative Study of Navigation Techniques in Zheng He’s Nautical Chart and European Portolan Charts in the Early Fifteenth Century |
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| Authors: | ID CHAI, Bowen (Author) |
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| Files: |  PDF - Presentation file, download (2,19 MB)
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| Language: | English |
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| Typology: | 1.01 - Original Scientific Article |
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| Organization: |  IRRIS - Institute IRRIS for Research, Development and Strategies of Society, Culture and Environment
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| Abstract: | 'Zheng He’s Nautical Chart’ and Portolan Charts were navigational tools used in China and Europe contemporaneously during the early fifteenth century and are visual representations of the navigation techniques practiced by Chinese and European mariners. However, there is a lack of comparative study of the navigation techniques presented in the charts, which often results in misunderstandings. This article bridges the gap by providing a detailed comparison of the navigation techniques through analysing the chart, historical records, and secondary research. It concludes that the similarities between Chinese and European navigation techniques far outweigh the differences. The finding indicates the diversity and unity inherent in human responses when confronted with comparable challenges. |
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| Keywords: | Zheng He’s Nautical Chart, portolan charts, navigation techniques, history of navigation techniques, China, Europe |
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| Publication status: | Published |
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| Publication version: | Version of Record |
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| Publication date: | 01.01.2025 |
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| Year of publishing: | 2025 |
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| Number of pages: | 1-22 |
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| Numbering: | 33, 1 |
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| PID: | 20.500.12556/DiRROS-30110  |
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| DOI: | 10.19233/AH.2025.01 |
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| Copyright: | Imetniki avtorskih pravic na prispevkih so avtorji. CC BY 4.0 |
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| Publication date in DiRROS: | 15.06.2026 |
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| Views: | 39 |
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| Downloads: | 31 |
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