Shedding the veil mapping the European discovery of America and the world /
Shedding the Veil is a highly original overview of Europe's exploration and discovery beyond her own confines. It tackles the subject via an analysis of maps dating from circa 1434 to 1865, with an emphasis on the period before 1600. The book begins with an appraisal of the peculiar circumstanc...
| Основен автор: | Suarez, Thomas. |
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| Формат: | Електронен |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Singapore ; River Edge, NJ :
World Scientific,
℗♭1992.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=579426 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Shedding the veil. |
| Резюме: |
Shedding the Veil is a highly original overview of Europe's exploration and discovery beyond her own confines. It tackles the subject via an analysis of maps dating from circa 1434 to 1865, with an emphasis on the period before 1600. The book begins with an appraisal of the peculiar circumstances which led late medieval Europe to pursue long-distance travel, both overland and by sea, introduces cosmographic traditions inherited from classical times, and investigates pre-Columbian excursions into the western ocean. Finally, the great voyages and mappaemundi of the early sixteenth century are described in depth. After 1600 the focus begins to narrow North America and particularly to the colonization of the American Northeast. All maps discussed in detail are illustrated. 40 full-page b/w plates, 25 full-page color plates. |
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| Описание на библ. документ: |
Based on selected works from the Sidney R. Knafel Collection of early maps, atlases, and globes, 1434-1865." |
| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (xiii, 203 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-203). |
| ISBN: |
9789814355971 9814355976 |