The world map, 1300-1492 : the persistence of tradition and transformation /
Edson, Evelyn,
The world map, 1300-1492 : the persistence of tradition and transformation / [electronic resource] Evelyn Edson. - 1 online resource (313 pages) : illustrations, maps
Includes bibliographical references (pages [277]-292) and index.
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.
9781421404301 (e-book)
Geography, Medieval.
Geography--History--15th century.
Cartography--History.
Early maps.
Electronic books.
GA221 / .E38 2007
910.9/023
The world map, 1300-1492 : the persistence of tradition and transformation / [electronic resource] Evelyn Edson. - 1 online resource (313 pages) : illustrations, maps
Includes bibliographical references (pages [277]-292) and index.
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.
9781421404301 (e-book)
Geography, Medieval.
Geography--History--15th century.
Cartography--History.
Early maps.
Electronic books.
GA221 / .E38 2007
910.9/023