Early Mapping of the Pacific
The Epic Story of Seafarers, Adventurers and Cartographers Who Mapped the Earth's Greatest Ocean
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2004
Periplus Editions (Verlag)
9780794600921 (ISBN)
Periplus Editions (Verlag)
9780794600921 (ISBN)
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The Pacific Ocean remained a nystery to mapmakersuntil the latter part of the 18th century, when a series of monumental voyages led to the discovery of America and the formal partitioning of the Pacific between Europe and Asia.
Take a journey back to the uncharted oceans with the most celebrated European explorers!
Interest in Southeast Asian history and culture is higher than ever before. Ancient cartography of Oceania holds mysteries as old as time—were these early ocean maps molded as much by fantasy as fact? Early Mapping of the Pacific bravely delves into all the questions surrounding the history of maps.
The Pacific Ocean remained a mystery to mapmakers until the latter part of the eighteenth century. This book traces the European exploration and charting of the vast ocean through a cornucopia of beautiful maps stretching from Japan on the northwest, through Juan Fernandez Island on the southeast, with the various islands of Oceania the primary focus. It follows the history of mapmaking from Classical times up to the turn of the twentieth century. The ancient seafarers who ventured eastward from Asia, and were the Pacific's true pioneers, left no maps. They still helped make cartography history, thanks to the navigational genius their descendants passed to European visitors. Thus, the Pacific as we now know it was formally born when the colonization of America partitioned the seas between Europe and Asia into two.
This gorgeous edition presents nearly 300 rare Asia maps and early prints, compiled by expert Thomas Suarez.
Topics addressed include:
The Pacific Islands and Their People
Mariners, Mapmakers and the Great Ocean
The Pacific Evolves after Magellan
In the Wake of the Solomon Islands
Earliest Mapping of Australia and New Zealand
The Age of Enlightenment
The Three Voyages of James Cook
The Discovery of Tahiti and Hawaii
Micronesia, the Elusive Isles
Surveyors, Whalers, and Missionaries
You, too, can share in the wonder of these explorers' vast geographical and cultural discoveries, and the voyages that led to them, in this comprehensive cartography book.
Take a journey back to the uncharted oceans with the most celebrated European explorers!
Interest in Southeast Asian history and culture is higher than ever before. Ancient cartography of Oceania holds mysteries as old as time—were these early ocean maps molded as much by fantasy as fact? Early Mapping of the Pacific bravely delves into all the questions surrounding the history of maps.
The Pacific Ocean remained a mystery to mapmakers until the latter part of the eighteenth century. This book traces the European exploration and charting of the vast ocean through a cornucopia of beautiful maps stretching from Japan on the northwest, through Juan Fernandez Island on the southeast, with the various islands of Oceania the primary focus. It follows the history of mapmaking from Classical times up to the turn of the twentieth century. The ancient seafarers who ventured eastward from Asia, and were the Pacific's true pioneers, left no maps. They still helped make cartography history, thanks to the navigational genius their descendants passed to European visitors. Thus, the Pacific as we now know it was formally born when the colonization of America partitioned the seas between Europe and Asia into two.
This gorgeous edition presents nearly 300 rare Asia maps and early prints, compiled by expert Thomas Suarez.
Topics addressed include:
The Pacific Islands and Their People
Mariners, Mapmakers and the Great Ocean
The Pacific Evolves after Magellan
In the Wake of the Solomon Islands
Earliest Mapping of Australia and New Zealand
The Age of Enlightenment
The Three Voyages of James Cook
The Discovery of Tahiti and Hawaii
Micronesia, the Elusive Isles
Surveyors, Whalers, and Missionaries
You, too, can share in the wonder of these explorers' vast geographical and cultural discoveries, and the voyages that led to them, in this comprehensive cartography book.
Thomas Suarez is a well-known authority on early maps whose previous books include Early Mapping of Southeast Asia (Periplus,2000), which has become a standard work in the field. He has served as curator and advisor for collections and exhibitions dealing with the history of cartography, and has been an important source for early maps for the past twenty-five years.
1. The Pacific Ocean, Its Islands, and Their People2. The Cartographic Birth of the Pacific Ocean3. The Pacific Evolves after Magellan4. In the Wake of the Solomon Islands5. Earliest Mapping of Australia and New Zealand6. The Age of Enlightenment7. James Cook8. The Discovery of Tahiti and Hawaii9. The Eighteenth Century after Cook10. Micronesia11. Surveys, Whalers, and Missionaries
| Zusatzinfo | 290 full-color and b&w maps and early prints |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Boston |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 229 x 305 mm |
| Gewicht | 1616 g |
| Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie |
| ISBN-13 | 9780794600921 / 9780794600921 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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