To safely navigate inland waters, big ships and other vessels helmed by professional mariners use nautical charts produced by the government in the U.S. and Canada. Charts – the proper name for ...

La Jolla map dealer Alex Clausen came across this rare 14th century nautical chart at an estate sale for Ann and Gordon Getty. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) Alex Clausen is a map dealer. And ...

In the last third of the 16th century, the Spanish crown set in motion a project to obtain a complete map of the New World. The method thought up for this was to use surveys, known as Relaciones ...

TCart a has introduced a new line of Satellite Reconnaissance Charts designed to complement official marine navigation maps in shallow waters. These digital maps, derived from recently acquired ...