Connected cartographies
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-009-63603-2 (ISBN)
- Noch nicht erschienen (ca. Januar 2026)
- Versandkostenfrei
- Auch auf Rechnung
- Artikel merken
In the 'Age of Discovery', explorers brought a wealth of information about new and strange lands from across the oceans. Yet, even as the Americas appeared on new world maps, China remained a cartographic mystery. How was the puzzle of China's geography unravelled? Connected Cartographies demonstrates that knowledge about China was generated differently, not through exploration but through a fascinating bi-directional cross-cultural exchange of knowledge. Florin-Stefan Morar shows that interactions between Chinese and Western cartographic traditions led to the creation of a new genre of maps that incorporated features from both. This genre included works by renowned cartographers such as Abraham Ortelius and Matteo Ricci and other less-known works, 'black tulips of cartography,' hidden in special collections. Morar builds upon original sources in multiple languages from archives across three continents, producing a pioneering reconstruction of Sino-Western cartographic exchanges that shaped the modern world map and our shared global perspective.
Florin-Stefan Morar is Assistant Professor of the History of Science at the National University of Singapore working on the global history of science, the history of international relations, and digital humanities.
Introduction; 1. The lay of the land: Chinese and European world maps before the encounter; 2. Translation and treason: the demarcation controversy and the first translations of maps of China in Europe; 3. The Westerner: Matteo Ricci's world map and the quandaries about European identity in late Ming China; 4. Material matters: the 1603 world map by Matteo Ricci and Li Yingshi and the Manchu appropriation of Chinese and Western cartographies; 5. At the limits of China: translating borders between China and the West; 6. China's place in the world: Sino–Western maps and the transformation of Chinese cartography; Epilogue the archipelago; List of maps and figures; Abbreviations; Bibliography; Index.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 02.08.2025 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | Illustrationen |
| Verlagsort | Cambridge |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-009-63603-0 / 1009636030 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-009-63603-2 / 9781009636032 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
| Informationen gemäß Produktsicherheitsverordnung (GPSR) | |
| Haben Sie eine Frage zum Produkt? |
aus dem Bereich
