The world map, 1300-1492 : the persistence of tradition and transformation / Evelyn Edson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Edson, Evelyn, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Geography, Medieval.

Geography--History--15th century.

Geography.

Cartography--History.

Cartography.

Early maps.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (313 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press ; Sante Fe, New Mexico : Published in association with the Center for American Places, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This engaging and informative study reveals how the ingenuity, creativity, and adaptability of these craftsmen helped pave the way for an age of discovery.

Contents:

Introduction : Andrea Bianco's three maps

The world view of the mappamundi in the thirteenth century

Marine charts and sailing directions

Sea chart and mappamundi in the fourteenth century

Merchants, missionaries, and travel writers

The recovery of Ptolemy's Geography

Fra Mauro : the debate on the map

The persistence of tradition in fifteenth-century world maps

The transformation of the world map

Conclusion : The world map transformed.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [277]-292) and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-4214-0430-3

OCLC:

794701459