Navigation Chart 1850-1900 CE (Pacific) (jan 1, 1850 – jan 1, 1900)
Description:
- Marshall Islands, Micronesia- Made by Marshallese navigators
- Made of wooden sticks, fibers, and shells
- The chart consisted of sticks that were placed in specific arrangments in order to represent wave swells and shells represented islands
- Used by navigators before voyages to memorize the environment, charts were almost never brought out to sea.
Photo:
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Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1850
jan 1, 1900
~ 50 years