Map of Catalonia - Catalan Map

Japanese: カタラン地図 - かたらんちず
Map of Catalonia - Catalan Map

…In the 13th century, the Kingdom of Great Britain conquered Majorca and the Kingdom of Valencia, spreading the Catalan language there and acquiring trade and strategic routes in the Mediterranean. The Kingdom's expansion into the Mediterranean largely followed the economic network of Catalonia, and during this period the Kingdom's Code of Maritime Trade was compiled, a compilation of existing laws on trade, providing the basis for subsequent commercial transactions in the Mediterranean and leading to the development of superior cartographic techniques, such as the Catalan Map. Catalonia traded regularly not only with the Mediterranean, but also with England, Flanders, and German ports along the North Sea coast. …

*Some of the terminology used in reference to the "Catalan Map" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…13世紀に入ると連合王国はマヨリカ島,バレンシア王国を征服し,そこにカタルニャ語を普及させ,さらに,地中海の交易・戦略ルートを次々と獲得していった。連合王国の地中海への進出はおおむねカタルニャの経済関係網にしたがっていたが,この地中海進出期に,交易に関する既存の諸法律を収集した連合王国の〈海上交易法典〉が編纂され,地中海におけるその後の商取引の礎を提供し,またカタラン地図にみられるようなすぐれた地図作製技術も生まれた。カタルニャは地中海に限らず,イギリスおよびフランドル,北海沿岸のドイツ諸港とも定期的な交易を行っていた。…

※「カタラン地図」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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