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Harley, J. B. - Woodward, David (eds.), Cartography in Prehistoric, Ancient, and Medieval Europe and the Mediterranean, Chicago, The University of Chicago Press (The History of Cartography, 1), 1987, 622 pp., il.
- Resum
- By developing the broadest and most inclusive definition of the term "map" ever adopted in the history of cartography, this inaugural volume of the History of Cartography series has helped redefine the way maps are studied and understood by scholars in a number of disciplines. Volume One addresses the prehistorical and historical mapping traditions of premodern Europe and the Mediterranean world. A substantial introductory essay surveys the historiography and theoretical development of the history of cartography and situates the work of the multi-volume series within this scholarly tradition. Cartographic themes include an emphasis on the spatial-cognitive abilities of Europe's prehistoric peoples and their transmission of cartographic concepts through media such as rock art; the emphasis on mensuration, land surveys, and architectural plans in the cartography of Ancient Egypt and the Near East; the emergence of both theoretical and practical cartographic knowledge in the Greco-Roman world; and the parallel existence of diverse mapping traditions (mappaemundi, portolan charts, local and regional cartography) in the Medieval period. Throughout the volume, a commitment to include cosmographical and celestial maps underscores the inclusive definition of "map" and sets the tone for the breadth of scholarship found in later volumes of the series.
Contents:
- List of Illustrations
* Preface / J. B. Harley & David Woodward
* Chapter 1: The Map and the Development of the History of Cartography / J. B. Harley
-- Part One: Cartography in Prehistoric Europe and the Mediterranean
* Chapter 2: Prehistoric Maps and the History of Cartography: An Introduction / Catherine Delano Smith
* Chapter 3: The Origins of Cartography / G. Malcolm Lewis
* Chapter 4: Cartography in the Prehistoric Period in the Old World: Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa / Catherine Delano Smith
-- Part Two: Cartography in Ancient Europe and the Mediterranean
* Chapter 5: Cartography in the Ancient World: An Introduction / O. A. W. Dilke
* Chapter 6: Cartography in the Ancient Near East / A. R. Millard
* Chapter 7: Egyptian Cartography / A. F. Shore
* Chapter 8: The Foundations of Theoretical Cartography in Archaic and Classical Greece / Prepared by the editors from materials supplied by Germaine Aujac
* Chapter 9: The Growth of an Empirical Cartography in Hellenistic Greece / Prepared by the editors from materials supplied by Germaine Aujac
* Chapter 10: Greek Cartography in the Early Roman World / Prepared by the editors from materials supplied by Germaine Aujac
* Chapter 11: The Culmination of Greek Cartography in Ptolemy / O. A. W. Dilke with additional material supplied by the editors
* Chapter 12: Maps in the Service of the State: Roman Cartography to the End of the Augustan Era / O. A. W. Dilke
* Chapter 13: Roman Large-Scale Mapping in the Early Empire / O. A. W. Dilke
* Chapter 14: Itineraries and Geographical Maps in the Early and Late Roman Empires / O. A. W. Dilke
* Chapter 15: Dilke (1987), "Cartography in the Byzantine ..."
* Chapter 16: Cartography in the Ancient World: A Conclusion / O. A. W. Dilke
-- Part Three: Cartography in Medieval Europe and the Mediterranean
* Chapter 17: Medieval Maps: An Introduction / P. D. A. Harvey
* Chapter 18: Woodward (1987), "Medieval mappaemundi"
* Chapter 19: Campbell (1987), "Portolan charts from the late ..."
* Chapter 20: Harvey (1987), "Local and regional cartography in ..."
* Chapter 21: Concluding Remarks / J. B. Harley & David Woodward
- List of Contributors
- Bibliographical Index
- General Index / Jeffrey Pinkham
- Matèries
- Geografia i viatges
- Notes
- Fitxa de l'editor: http://www.press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicag ...
- URL
- http://www.press.uchicago.edu/books/HOC/HOC_V1/Volu ...
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