{"product_id":"the-world-map-1300-1492-the-persistence-of-tradition-and-transformation-9780801885891","title":"The World Map, 1300-1492: The Persistence of Tradition and Transformation","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the two centuries before Columbus, mapmaking was transformed. \u003ci\u003eThe World Map, 1300-1492 \u003c\/i\u003einvestigates this important, transitional period of mapmaking. Beginning with a 1436 atlas of ten maps produced by Venetian Andrea Bianco, Evelyn Edson uses maps of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries to examine how the discoveries of missionaries and merchants affected the content and configuration of world maps. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe finds that both the makers and users of maps struggled with changes brought about by technological innovation--the compass, quadrant, and astrolabe--rediscovery of classical mapmaking approaches, and increased travel. To reconcile the tensions between the conservative and progressive worldviews, mapmakers used a careful blend of the old and the new to depict a world that was changing--and growing--before their eyes. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis engaging and informative study reveals how the ingenuity, creativity, and adaptability of these craftsmen helped pave the way for an age of discovery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Evelyn Edson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Johns Hopkins University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.39h x 6.62w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780801885891\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2007 pg. 78\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEvelyn Edson\u003c\/b\u003e recently retired as professor of history at Piedmont Virginia Community College. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eMapping Time and Space: How Medieval Mapmakers Viewed Their World\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40618869817459,"sku":"9.7808E+12","price":102.17,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_6558b6d8-770b-48ce-b8ae-ef1d00b5ee37.jpg?v=1670424029","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-world-map-1300-1492-the-persistence-of-tradition-and-transformation-9780801885891","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}