The Geographical Imagination in the Age of Discovery
E-Book, Englisch, 216 Seiten, E-Book
ISBN: 978-0-7456-8366-9
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
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Translator's Preface.
Introduction: Renaissance and Cosmography.
1. The Cosmographical Model.
2. Ancient Lessons: A Bookish Orient.
3. Mythologics: The Invention of Brazil.
4. Mythologics II: Amazons and Monarchs.
5. Cartographics: An Experience of the World and an Experimenton the World.
Epilogue: The End of Cosmography.
Appendices.
Notes.
Index.