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Early modern nautical rutters (sailing directions) are the earliest Western documents that testify to the stable and regular lived experience of traversing the earth’s oceans on a global, planetary scale.
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Nuno Vila-Santa
Nuno Vila-Santa's book "Knowledge Exchanges between Portugal and Europe" won the Admiral Teixeira da Mota Prize 2024 from the Portuguese Navy Academy. Nuno Vila-Santa Last great achievement of the RUTTER project in 2024: Nuno Vila-Santa's book "Knowledge Exchanges between Portugal and Europe" won the Admiral Teixeira da Mota Prize 2024 from the Portuguese Navy…
Review of “Knowledge Exchanges between Portugal and Europe: Maritime Diplomacy, Espionage, and Nautical Science in the Early Modern World (15th–17th Centuries)”
Knowledge Exchanges between Portugal and Europe: Maritime Diplomacy, Espionage, and Nautical Science in the Early Modern World (15th–17th Centuries) By Richard Dunn Knowledge Exchanges between Portugal and Europe: Maritime Diplomacy, Espionage, and Nautical Science in the Early Modern World (15th–17th Centuries) Read Richard Dunn's full review of the book "Knowledge Exchanges between Portugal and Europe:…
Early Modern Knowledge 4
Early Modern Knowledge 4 Fourth edition of the workshop "Early Modern Knowledge", organized by Luís Ribeiro and Francisco Malta Romeiras with researchers focused on early modern knowledge. RUTTER members integrate the panel of speakers. Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, C2, room 2.2.12 16 December 2024 · 09h30-17h00
An unknown history of Portugal (c 1570) in William Cecil’s library: commissioning and writing history during the Elizabethan era
An unknown history of Portugal (c 1570) in William Cecil’s library: commissioning and writing history during the Elizabethan era The Antiquaries Journal Nuno Vila-Santa "An unknown history of Portugal (c 1570) in William Cecil’s library: commissioning and writing history during the Elizabethan era" The Society of Antiquaries of London holds, under ms 86, an unconventional…
CIÊNCIAS Research & Innovation day 2024
CIÊNCIAS Research & Innovation day 2024 22 October was the CIÊNCIAS Research & Innovation Day 2024. The RUTTER project was represented with two posters and a talk titled "Time, the stuff of history" by Henrique Leitão. Amazing to see how much history of science was present in the talks of many speakers! Photos available…
Joaquim Alves Gaspar at Alexandria (RTP)
Joaquim Alves Gaspar at Alexandria (RTP) Joaquim Alves Gaspar invited guest in the 3rd episode of "Alexandria", an RTP program, to talk about nautical cartography (in Portuguese).
XVIII Seminario Internacional “La Corte en Europa”
Aliados en Europa y rivales en el Globo? Diplomacia y espionaje marítimo entre Portugal y España en la época de Luís de Camões XVIII Seminario Internacional “La Corte en Europa” Nuno Vila-Santa (UAB - RUTTER project) will present “Aliados en Europa y rivales en el Globo? Diplomacia y espionaje marítimo entre Portugal y España…
Camões: No Poet Is an Island
Henrique Leitão presented “Honest study” versus “long experience”: knowledge and nature in Camões Symposium “Camões: No Poet Is an Island” Henrique Leitão was invited to present the talk “Honest study” versus “long experience”: knowledge and nature in Camões at the Symposium “Camões: No Poet Is an Island” at the Hispanic Society Museum & Library. 1…
The Rutter Logo
The Rutter Logo captures the notion of what a rutter is, with some poetic license. Oceanic Rutters are instructions to perform regular long-distance sea voyages. The voyage is represented by the blue line; its shape is somewhat akin to the India Run, with its famous contour around Africa; the two reflected R’s, signify the outbound and inbound voyages; the double tt can be assimilated to the “pillars of Hercules”. The Rutter Logo was designed by Luís Ribeiro.