TY  - BOOK
AU  - Buisseret,David
TI  - The mapmaker's quest: depicting new worlds in Renaissance Europe 
SN  - 9780191538711
AV  - GA781 .B85 2003eb
U1  - 526/.094 22
PY  - 2003///
CY  - Oxford, New York
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Cartography
KW  - Europe
KW  - History
KW  - Cartographie
KW  - Histoire
KW  - SCIENCE
KW  - Earth Sciences
KW  - Geography
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING
KW  - fast
KW  - Kartografie
KW  - gnd
KW  - Renaissance
KW  - Cartografie
KW  - gtt
KW  - Ontdekkingsreizen
KW  - History of cartography
KW  - literature
KW  - 2003
KW  - blmlsh
KW  - Europa
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-215) and index; Introduction : maping during the Middle Ages -- The influence of ancient Greece and Rome -- The painterly origins of some European mapping, 1420-1650 -- Cartography among the ruling European elites, 1450-1650 -- Mapping in the expansion of Europe, 1400-1700 -- The maps drawn during the military revolution, 1500-1800 -- Mapping countryside and town in the new economies, 1570-1800 -- Conclusion : the accelerating use of maps
N2  - "In 1400 Europe was almost entirely without maps, but by 1650 had witnessed an explosion in cartography that was to change the course of European history. This book shows how Europe managed to overtake the pre-eminent countries in early map-making, such as China and Japan, to become the world leader in the quest for accurate maps."; "David Buisseret explores these advances and the major implications that maps had for Europe, from the growth of cities to the development of the countryside; overseas exploration to the control of armies; and from politics to war. The excitement about the possibilities of map-making not only engaged the attention of famous artists and architects such as Albrecht Durer, Leonardo da Vinci, and Christopher Wren, but also launched the careers of cartographers like Gerard Mercator, Abraham Ortelius, and Christopher Saxton; David Buisseret reveals the influence of classical antiquity, new styles in painting, the European monarchs, and emerging economic forces, arguing that these elements came together to forge an astonishingly powerful new type of imagery, whose influence can still be felt today."--Jacket
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