Frank (University of Lille III, France) Lestringant,
Lestringant
John Wiley & Sons
e druk, 1994
9780745611471
Mapping the Renaissance World – The Geographical Imagination in the Age of Discovery
The Geographical Imagination in the Age of Discovery
Specificaties
Gebonden, 216 blz.
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Engels
John Wiley & Sons |
e druk, 1994
ISBN13: 9780745611471
Rubricering
Verwachte levertijd ongeveer 16 werkdagen
Samenvatting
This book focuses on the work of the great sixteenth–century traveller and map–maker Andre Thevat and explores the interrelations between representation and power in the age of discovery.
Specificaties
Inhoudsopgave
Translator′s Preface.
<p>Introduction: Renaissance and Cosmography.</p>
<p>1. The Cosmographical Model.</p>
<p>2. Ancient Lessons: A Bookish Orient.</p>
<p>3. Mythologics: The Invention of Brazil.</p>
<p>4. Mythologics II: Amazons and Monarchs.</p>
<p>5. Cartographics: An Experience of the World and an Experiment on the World.</p>
<p>Epilogue: The End of Cosmography.</p>
<p>Appendices.</p>
<p>Notes.</p>
<p>Index.</p>
<p>Introduction: Renaissance and Cosmography.</p>
<p>1. The Cosmographical Model.</p>
<p>2. Ancient Lessons: A Bookish Orient.</p>
<p>3. Mythologics: The Invention of Brazil.</p>
<p>4. Mythologics II: Amazons and Monarchs.</p>
<p>5. Cartographics: An Experience of the World and an Experiment on the World.</p>
<p>Epilogue: The End of Cosmography.</p>
<p>Appendices.</p>
<p>Notes.</p>
<p>Index.</p>