Format:
XIV, 386 Seiten
,
Illustrationen
,
23 cm
ISBN:
9781501523816
,
1501523813
Series Statement:
Research in medieval and early modern culture XXXIV
Content:
This volume offers the author's central articles on the medieval and early modern history of cartography for the first time in English translation. A first group of essays gives an overview of medieval cartography and illustrates the methods of cartographers. Another analyzes world maps and travel accounts in relation to mapped spaces. A third examines land surveying, cartographical practices of exploration, and the production of Portolan atlases.
Language:
English
Keywords:
Mittelalter
;
Neuzeit
;
Kartografie
;
Aufsatzsammlung