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The Mapmakers' Quest : Depicting New Worlds in Renaissance Europe.
In 1400 Europe was behind large parts of the world in its understanding of the use of maps. For instance, the people gf China and of Japan were considerably more advanced in this respect. And yet, by 1600 the Europeans had come to use maps for a huge variety of tasks, and were far ahead of the rest...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford :
OUP Oxford,
2003.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | In 1400 Europe was behind large parts of the world in its understanding of the use of maps. For instance, the people gf China and of Japan were considerably more advanced in this respect. And yet, by 1600 the Europeans had come to use maps for a huge variety of tasks, and were far ahead of the rest of the world in their appreciation of the power and use of cartography. The Mapmakers' Quest seeks to understand this development - not only to tease out the strands of thoughtand practice which led to the use of maps, but also to assess the ways in which such use affected European societies and eco. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (262 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191538711 019153871X 1280594489 9781280594489 9786613624314 6613624314 |