Todas as criaturas do mundo: a arte dos mapas como elemento de orientação geográfica
Vague in the outlines and abounding in figures of real or fabulous creatures, the iconography of medieval maps played a significant role in helping users to recognize lands that were virtually unknown to Christendom. In a world with no reliable latitudes and longitudes, the land contours, inhabitants and even certain elements of fauna and flora could become variables of utmost importance for geographic orientation. Notwithstanding the higher levels of precision achieved in their efforts to represent geographic space, the considerable advancements made in latitude determination, and their conti... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2009 |
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Universidade de São Paulo. Museu Paulista
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Schlagwörter: | Cartografia histórica / Cartografia holandesa / Cartografia quinhentista / Cartografia seiscentista / Iconografia / Iconologia / Historical cartography / Dutch cartography / 16th-century cartography / Iconography / Iconology |
Sprache: | Portuguese |
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Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://www.revistas.usp.br/anaismp/article/view/5508 |