The golden age of nautical charts. When Europe discovered the world.
Threshold| N° d'inventaire | 16587 |
| Format | |
| Détails | 256 p., numerous illustrations, paperback. |
| Publication | Paris, 2012 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782021180169 |
With their abundance of gold, illuminations, and ornaments, portolans, these sumptuous nautical charts born around the 13th century in the ports of Majorca, Genoa, and Venice, and which accompanied Europeans on their first great voyages of discovery of new worlds, fascinate both amateurs and specialists. Benefiting from the contributions of some fifteen European specialists, this work offers a broader perspective on the new challenges of transoceanic crossings that transformed the ancient cartographic traditions of the Greek Ptolemy or those of Arab or Asian predecessors.
With their abundance of gold, illuminations, and ornaments, portolans, these sumptuous nautical charts born around the 13th century in the ports of Majorca, Genoa, and Venice, and which accompanied Europeans on their first great voyages of discovery of new worlds, fascinate both amateurs and specialists. Benefiting from the contributions of some fifteen European specialists, this work offers a broader perspective on the new challenges of transoceanic crossings that transformed the ancient cartographic traditions of the Greek Ptolemy or those of Arab or Asian predecessors.