The mapmaker's quest : depicting new worlds in Renaissance Europe / David Buisseret.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Buisseret, David.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cartography--Europe--History.

Cartography.

Cartography--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (262 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 thought and practice which led to the use of maps, but also to assess the ways in which such use affected European societies and economies.

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-280-59448-9

9786613624314

0-19-153871-X

OCLC:

784886719