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[Medieval illumination showing a mariner consulting a compass aboard a ship. It is the first known depiction of the use of compass on board a ship. The illustration is from a 1403 manuscript copy of Jehan de Mandeville (John Mandeville), Le livre des merveilles (originally published c.1355-57). The 1403 manuscript is held by the Bibliotheque national de France in Paris, B MS fr 2810, fol.188v.] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help) |
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Jehan de Mandeville, Le livre des merveilles, Bibliotheque national de France |
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1403 |
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| current | 12:31, 29 January 2024 | | 530 × 454 (88 KB) | Isidore (talk | contribs) | == {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description ={{en|1=Medieval illumination showing a mariner consulting a compass aboard a ship. It is the first known depiction of the use of compass on board a ship. The illustration is from a 1403 manuscript copy of Jehan de Mandeville (John Mandeville), ''Le livre des merveilles'' (originally published c.1355-57). The 1403 manuscript is held by the Bibliotheque national de France in Paris, B MS fr 2810, fol.188v.}} |Source =Jehan de Mandev... |
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