Terrae incognitae: mapping the unknown

"The blank spots on a map and the legends that speak of terrae incognitae are among the most seductive sirens ofh the cartographic imagination. They hint at the existence of unknown lands, yet tell us nothing about what they are or what they might be like. Do such lands even exist? How many typ...

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1. Verfasser: Lois, Carla (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Zárate Figueroa, Darío 1987- (ÜbersetzerIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Spanish
Veröffentlicht: Leiden ; Boston Brill [2025]
Schriftenreihe:Maps, spaces, cultures volume 4
Schlagworte:
Zusammenfassung:"The blank spots on a map and the legends that speak of terrae incognitae are among the most seductive sirens ofh the cartographic imagination. They hint at the existence of unknown lands, yet tell us nothing about what they are or what they might be like. Do such lands even exist? How many types of terrae incognitae are there? What does it mean, and what has it meant, to mark a land as unknown? Why do so many maps of the last five centuries insist on reserving a place for unknown geographies? This book navigates the cartographic unknown, exploring its contribution to the history of knowledge and geographical culture"--
Beschreibung:Originally published: Terrae Incognitae : modos de pensar y mapear geografías desconocidas. Ciudad de Buenos Aires : EUDEBA, 2018
Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:XVI, 261 Seiten Illustrationen, Karten
ISBN:9789004369764

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