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- catalog abstract ""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.".
- catalog contributor b12890775.
- catalog created "2003.".
- catalog date "2003".
- catalog date "2003.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2003.".
- catalog description ""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.".
- catalog description ""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."".
- catalog description "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.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-215) and index.".
- catalog description "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.".
- catalog extent "xxi, 227 p., 12 p. of plates :".
- catalog identifier "019210053X (hbk.)".
- catalog issued "2003".
- catalog issued "2003.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press,".
- catalog spatial "Europe".
- catalog subject "526/.094 22".
- catalog subject "Cartography Europe History.".
- catalog subject "GA781 .B85 2003".
- catalog tableOfContents "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.".
- catalog title "The mapmaker's quest : depicting new worlds in Renaissance Europe / David Buisseret.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".