| Description |
ix, 300 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [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 -- History -- 15th century.
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Cartography -- History.
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| Genre/Form |
Early maps.
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| ISBN |
9780801885891 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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0801885892 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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