Mapping The New World
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Mapping the New World
Author: Anne Armitage
language: en
Publisher: Scala Arts Publishers Incorporated
Release Date: 2013
The third book in a series for the American Museum in Britain, produced by Scala, showcasing the finest private holding of pre-1600 printed world maps on this side of the Atlantic.
Encounters in the New World
Author: Mirela Altic
language: en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date: 2022-07-08
The history and concept of Jesuit mapmaking -- The possessions of the Spanish crown -- The viceroyalty of Peru -- Portuguese possessions: Brazil -- New France: searching for the Northwest Passage.
Trading Territories
In this generously illustrated book, Jerry Brotton documents the dramatic changes in the nature of geographical representation which took place during the sixteenth century, and suggests that they tell us a great deal about the transformation of European culture at the end of the early modern era. He examines the age's fascination with maps, charts, and globes as both texts and artifacts that provided their owners with a promise of gain, be it intellectual, political, or financial.