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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Autor principal: | Buisseret, David |
Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford :
OUP Oxford,
2003.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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