Here Begins the Dark Sea
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Here Begins the Dark Sea

Venice, a Medieval Monk, and the Creation of the Most Accurate Map in the World

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eBook - ePub

Here Begins the Dark Sea

Venice, a Medieval Monk, and the Creation of the Most Accurate Map in the World

About this book

The remarkable story of the cartographic masterpieceā€”theVenetian mappamundiā€” that revolutionized how we see the world. In 1459 a Venetian monk named Fra Mauro completed an astonishing map of the world. Seven feet in diameter, Fra Mauro's mappamundi is the oldest and most complete Medieval map to survive into modernity. And in its time, this groundbreaking mappamundi provided the most detailed description of the known world, incorporating accurate observation, and geographic reality, urging viewers to see water and land as they really existed. Fra Mauro's map was the first in history to show that a ship could circumnavigate Africa, and that the Indian "Sea" was in fact an ocean, enabling international trade to expand across the globe. Acclaimed anthropologist Meredith F. Small reveals how Fra Mauro's mappamundi made cartography into a science rather than a practice based on religion and ancient myths. Here Begins the Dark Sea brings Fra Mauro's masterpiece to life as a work of art and a window into Venetian society and culture. In telling the story of this cornerstone of modern cartography, Small takes the reader on a fascinating journey as she explores the human urge to find our way. Here Begins the Dark Sea is a riveting testament to the undeniable impact Fra Mauro and his mappamundi have had over the past five centuries and still holds relevance today.

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Information

Publisher
Pegasus Books
Year
2023
Topic
History
eBook ISBN
9781639364206
Subtopic
Historical Biographies
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Dedication
  4. Epigraph
  5. Introduction
  6. Chapter 1: A Sense of Place: The Human Urge to Draw Geography
  7. Chapter 2: Mapping the World Before Fra Mauro
  8. Chapter 3: The World of Fra Mauro
  9. Chapter 4: Fra Mauro Makes a Map
  10. Chapter 5: What Fra Mauro Wanted to Tell Us about Geography
  11. Chapter 6: Peoples, Goods, Myths, and Marvels: Lessons from Fra Mauro
  12. Chapter 7: The Consequences of Fra Mauroā€™s Map
  13. Chapter 8: Why World Maps Still Matter
  14. Photographs
  15. Acknowledgments
  16. About the Author
  17. Notes
  18. Bibliography
  19. Index
  20. Notes on Illustrations
  21. Copyright

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