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<p><P>By developing the broadest and most inclusive definition of the term map ever adopted in the history of cartography, this inaugural volume of the <i>History of Cartography</i> series has helped redefine the way maps are studied and understood by scholars in a number of disciplines.<br><br>Volume One addresses the prehistorical and historical mapping traditions of premodern Europe and the Mediterranean world. A substantial introductory essay surveys the historiography and theoretical development of the history of cartography and situates the work of the multi-volume series within this scholarly tradition. Cartographic themes include an emphasis on the spatial-cognitive abilities of Europe's prehistoric peoples and their transmission of cartographic concepts through media such as rock art; the emphasis on mensuration, land surveys, and architectural plans in the cartography of Ancient Egypt and the Near East; the emergence of both theoretical and practical cartographic knowledge in the Greco-Roman world; and the parallel existence of diverse mapping traditions (<i>mappaemundi</i>, portolan charts, local and regional cartography) in the Medieval period.<br><br>Throughout the vol

Author

ed. by John Brian Harley and David Woodward

Publisher

THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS

Published

1992

Language

EN

ISBN

9780226184760

Subjects

Science, Technology, Travel

Updated

2026-03-24