1. OTOK JABUKA U BILJEŠKAMA PUTNIKA NA JADRANU OD 14. DO 17. STOLJEĆA - IME I IZGLED.
- Author
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KUŽIĆ, KREŠIMIR
- Abstract
By surface area Jabuka is one of the smallest islands in the Adriatic Sea. It was noted for the first time in nautical charts at the beginning of the 14th century, and due to its recognizable shape mapped by almost all portolan and nautical chart makers. Its initial Venetian name was Mellisella, followed by Pomo. There are 34 different descriptions of Jabuka Island written by travelers during their voyages across the Adriatic Sea from 14th to 17th century analysed included in this paper. The most common of all the features attributed to the island were that it was high, peaked, and rocky. There were, however, more imaginative ones, like comparisons with Egyptian pyramids. The travelers also described the hunt for falcons that nested there, the accounts which they obtained from ship crew members. This paper also analyses the oldest known illustration of Jabuka Island made in 1684 by Dutchman de Bruijn, published in 1698. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Published
- 2015