For other people named Martín Cortés, see Martín Cortés.
Martín Cortés de Albacar (1510–1582) was a Spanish cosmographer.[1] In 1551 he published the standard navigational textbook Arte de navegar (also known as Breve compendio)[2]
Commemorative plaque dedicated to Martín Cortés de Albacar on the town hall of Bujaraloz.
Cortés was born in Bujaraloz, province of Zaragoza, Aragon. He was raised by a family of sailors and navigators. His up bringing of exposure to seafaring was likely a reason for his interest and successes in his career as a navigator. Cortés then joined the Spanish navy in his early years and rose through the ranks quickly. From 1530, in Cádiz, he taught cosmography and the art of navigation to pilots.
Art of Navigation
Cortés' book, Breve compendio,...Arte de navegar was promoted by Steven Borough who had it translated into English by Richard Eden and published in 1561 entitled The Art of Navigation. As such it became the first English manual of navigation[3] and the primary text for European navigation throughout the early 17thC, enjoyed by such as Martin Frobisher and Francis Drake.[1]
Arte de navegar was a practical book in which Cortés discussed, in a concise manner, navigation, cosmography and problems such as magnetic declination for which he hypothesised a Celestial magnetic pole.[1]
He included many illustrations and models for making instruments.[4] and the text contained the earliest known description of the Nocturnal[5] and how to make and use a sea astrolabe[6][7]
Cortés' calculations were critical in allowing explorers to ascertain their location when out of sight of land.[4]
In 1574, the mathematician William Bourne, produced a popular version of the book, entitled A Regiment for the Sea. Bourne was critical of some aspects of Arte de Navegar and produced a manual of more practical use to the seaman.[8]
He died aged 72.
References
^ abcp131 Antonio Barrera-OsorioExperiencing nature: the Spanish American empire and the early scientific revolution; University of Texas Press, 2006
^Breve compendio de la sphera y de la arte de navegar, con nuevos instrumentos y reglas, exemplificado com muy subtiles demostraciones Digitazing Library of Chile
^Harriet Wynter and Anthony Turner, Scientific Instruments, Studio Vista, 1975, ISBN0-289-70403-0
^See es:Martín Cortés de Albacar for the Spanish Wikipedia biography
^Swanick, Lois Ann. An Analysis of Navigational Instruments in the Age of Exploration: 15th Century to Mid-17th century, MA Thesis, Texas A&M University, December 2005
^G. L'E. Turner, 'Bourne, William (c.1535–1582)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004
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