Description |
ix, 300 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-292) and index. |
Contents |
Introduction : Andrea Bianco's three maps -- The world view of the mappamundi in the thirteenth century -- Marine charts and sailing directions -- Sea chart and mappamundi in the fourteenth century -- Merchants, missionaries, and travel writers -- The recovery of Ptolemy's Geography -- Fra Mauro : the debate on the map -- The persistence of tradition in fifteenth-century world maps -- The transformation of the world map -- Conclusion : The world map transformed. |
Subject |
Geography, Medieval.
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Geography, Medieval. |
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Geography -- History -- 15th century.
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Geography. |
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History. |
Chronological Term |
15th century |
Subject |
Cartography -- History.
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Cartography. |
Genre/Form |
Early maps.
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Early maps.
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ISBN |
9780801885891 hardcover alkaline paper |
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0801885892 hardcover alkaline paper |
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