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"In 1400 Europe was almost entirely without maps, but by 1650 had witnessed an explosion in cartography that was to change the course of European history. This book shows how Europe managed to overtake the pre-eminent countries in early map-making, such as China and Japan, to become the world l...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Buisseret, David
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003.
Temas:
Geschichte 1420-1600.
Cartography > Europe > History.
Cartography > History.
Cartographie > Histoire.
Cartographie > Europe.
Cartographie > Europe > Histoire.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Geography.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Cartography.
Cartography
Kartografie
Renaissance
Cartografie.
Renaissance.
Ontdekkingsreizen.
Europe > History of cartography > literature > 2003.
Europe
Europa
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : maping during the Middle Ages
  • The influence of ancient Greece and Rome
  • The painterly origins of some European mapping, 1420-1650
  • Cartography among the ruling European elites, 1450-1650
  • Mapping in the expansion of Europe, 1400-1700
  • The maps drawn during the military revolution, 1500-1800
  • Mapping countryside and town in the new economies, 1570-1800
  • Conclusion : the accelerating use of maps.

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