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Mapping Narrations - Narrating Maps: Concepts of the World in the Middle Ages and the Early Modern Period

Mapping Narrations - Narrating Maps

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"Mapping Narrations - Narrating Maps" by Ingrid Baumgärtner is a history book focused on Astronomical Data. Best for general readers, students, and topic-focused learners.

This volume offers the author's central articles on the medieval and early modern history of cartography for the first time in English translation. A first group of essays gives an overview of medieval cartography and illustrates the methods of cartographers. Another analyzes world maps and travel accounts in relation to mapped spaces. A third examines land surveying, cartographical practices of exploration, and the production of Portolan atlases. Ingrid Baumgärtner is Professor of Medieval History at Kassel University (Germany). Her research focuses on spatial history, gender, and regional history.

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"Mapping Narrations - Narrating Maps" by Ingrid Baumgärtner is a history book focused on Astronomical Data. Best for general readers, students, and topic-focused learners.

Topic: Astronomical Data

Author: Ingrid Baumgärtner

Who this is for:

  • Students
  • Educators
  • Interested readers

Why this book matters: It gives readers useful context, background, and perspective on the subject through a focused and accessible presentation.

This volume offers the author's central articles on the medieval and early modern history of cartography for the first time in English translation. A first group of essays gives an overview of medieval cartography and illustrates the methods of cartographers. Another analyzes world maps and travel accounts in relation to mapped spaces. A third examines land surveying, cartographical practices of exploration, and the production of Portolan atlases. Ingrid Baumgärtner is Professor of Medieval History at Kassel University (Germany). Her research focuses on spatial history, gender, and regional history.

AuthorIngrid Baumgärtner
PublisherMedieval Institute Publications
Published2022-06-06
ISBN-139781501523816
BindingHardcover
LanguageEnglish
SubjectsHistory
TopicAstronomical Data
SeriesResearch in Medieval and Early Modern Culture

Format: Hardcover

Language: English

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