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James Madison (1751–1836) was a Founding Father of the United States and its fourth president, serving from March 4, 1809, to March 4, 1817.Dubbed the "Father of the Constitution" for his role in creating the U.S. Constitution, he had been dissatisfied with the weak government under the Articles of Confederation, and helped organize the Constitutional Convention of 1787.
Venice (1960) is a celebrated book by the Welsh author Jan Morris (1926-2020) on the history, culture and meaning of Venice, Italy.It won the 1961 Heinemann Award, became an international best-seller and was cited as one of The Guardian ’s top 100 non-fiction books in 2011 (the endorsement read: "An eccentric but learned guide to the great city's art, history, culture and people" [1] [2]).
Chart of Venice by Bordone "Map of Temistitan" (Tenochtitlan) Benedetto Bordone (died 1531) was a Venetian manuscript editor, miniaturist and cartographer. He was born in Padua, then part of the Republic of Venice. His date of birth is unknown but his parents were married in Padua in 1442 and he was married there in 1480. [1]
Several definitions of portolan chart coexist in the literature. A narrow definition includes only medieval [5] or, at the latest, early modern sea charts (i.e. maps that primarily cover maritime rather than inland regions) that include a network of rhumb lines and do not show any indication of the use of latitude or longitude coordinates. [6]
Version 2.0 of Google Maps Mobile was announced at the end of 2007, with a stand out My Location feature to find the user's location using the cell towers, without needing GPS. [201] [202] [203] In September 2008, Google Maps was released for and preloaded on Google's own new platform Android. [204] [205]
Charting North America, maps and atlases in the New York Public Library Digital Collection; Ryhiner Collection Composite atlas with maps, plans and views from the 16th-18th centuries, covering the globe, with about 16,000 images in total.
The Zeno family was an established part of the aristocracy of Venice and held the franchise for transportation between Venice and the Holy Land during the Crusades. According to the younger Zeno, the map and letters date from around the year 1400 and describe a long voyage made by the Zeno brothers in the 1390s under the direction of a prince ...