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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 |
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- Cover; Contents; LIST OF PLATES; LIST OF FIGURES; Introduction: Mapping during the Middle Ages; 1. The influence of ancient Greece and Rome; 2. The painterly origins of some European mapping, 1420--1650; 3. Cartography among the ruling European elites, 1450--1650; 4. Mapping in the expansion of Europe, 1400--1700; 5. The maps drawn during the Military Revolution, 1500--1800; 6. Mapping countryside and town in the new economies, 1570--1800; Conclusion: The accelerating use of maps; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z.