Mapping Narrations – Narrating Maps
| Author | : Ingrid Baumgärtner |
| Publisher | : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |
| Total Pages | : 400 |
| Release | : 2022-06-06 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9781501516016 |
| ISBN-10 | : 1501516019 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (19 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Mapping Narrations – Narrating Maps by : Ingrid Baumgärtner
Download or read book Mapping Narrations – Narrating Maps written by Ingrid Baumgärtner and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2022-06-06 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume offers the author’s central articles on the medieval and early modern history of cartography for the first time in English translation. A first group of essays gives an overview of medieval cartography and illustrates the methods of cartographers. Another analyzes world maps and travel accounts in relation to mapped spaces. A third examines land surveying, cartographical practices of exploration, and the production of Portolan atlases.
