Using medieval and early modern maps in historical research / author, Leanna T.P. Brinkley (UK).

Format:

Website/Database

Author/Creator:

Brinkley, Leanna T. P., author.

Contributor:

Adam Matthew Digital (Firm), contributor, commissioning body, digitiser.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Research.

Methodology.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Marlborough, Wiltshire : Adam Matthew Digital, 2021.

Summary:

In this case study, you will learn how to use medieval and early modern maps to study the past. Using a series of portolan charts from the early sixteenth century, this paper will walk you step-by-step through the process of identifying key information, situating that information within the contemporary context and using that information to form a scholarly argument. The charts in question are remarkably detailed, including extensive 'windrose networks', comprehensive placenames, detailed coastal features, indicators of mountain ranges and other features of the landscape, a table of sun declinations, and a chart showing the positions of the zodiac around the Earth. By the end of this paper, you should be able to use this complex source to inform your understanding of early navigation and exploration and to better comprehend how medieval and early modern communities experienced the world around them.

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on August 15, 2022).

Publisher Number:

10.47594/RMPS_0101

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.