Mapping Insularity: A Visual History of Islands in Medieval and Early Modern Worlds

Download or read book Mapping Insularity: A Visual History of Islands in Medieval and Early Modern Worlds written by Kevin Rodríguez Wittmann and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2024-10-14 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What lies behind an island? Is an island just a piece of land surrounded by water? Or is it from a cultural, symbolic, and even geographical perspective much more than that? Considering the symbolic nature of islands as a longue durée and through the analysis of maps, texts, and historical accounts, this book explores how the depiction of insularity encodes specific meanings and analytical levels which shed light on medieval and modern worldviews.