Rhumbline network
Navigational aid drawn on early portolan charts
Summary
A rhumbline network is a navigational aid consisting in lines drawn from multiple vertices in different directions forming a web-like mesh. They were featured on portolan charts and other early nautical charts used in the medieval age and age of exploration in marine navigation.
Originally created by Mcapdevila
12/30/2014, 12:30:36 AM
Modified
2/23/2026, 6:17:08 PM
Recent revisions
/* Use of windrose lines on a rhumbline network */ [[MOS:DASH]]
/* Network design */
/* Rhumblines vis-à-vis windrose lines */ MOS:ITALQUOTE
/* top */
/* Vellum map creation process */
/* Rhumblines vs. windrose lines */ Vis-à-vis more accurately.
/* Rhumblines vs. windrose lines */
/* Rhumblines vs. windrose lines */[[MOS:BLOCKQUOTE]]
/* Rhumblines vs. windrose lines */There’s no need to specify what article this image was found in
[[MOS:CIRCA]]
Someone accidently wrote "middle age" when reffering to the "middle ages". I changed it to it's desired word.
clean up lead section for legibility. later parts of the article should also be clarified (and what's the deal with the part about shining a light and looking from the rear?)
Dab link
