Early Modern Nautical Charts of the Adriatic Sea

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Inbunden, Engelska, 2025

Av Josip Faričić, Tome Marelić, Josip Faricic, Tome Marelic, Josip Faričic, Josip Fari¿i¿, Tome Mareli¿

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This Open Access book provides a comprehensive and multi-layered understanding of the development of Adriatic Sea nautical cartography from its beginnings in the late Middle Ages to the implementation of geodetic and hydrographic surveys in the early nineteenth century.

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Utgivningsdatum2025-08-14
Mått148 x 210 x 21 mm
Vikt491 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor264
FörlagSpringer Verlag, Singapore
ISBN9789819680450

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Josip Faričić is Professor at the Department of Geography, University of Zadar, Croatia. His research interests are history of cartography, historical geography and geographical names. He examines cultural interpenetrations in the Adriatic as a fundamental process that has shaped spatial organization and landscape of this northernmost part of the Mediterranean.Tome Marelić is Assistant Professor at the Department of Geography, University of Zadar, Croatia. His primary research interests centre on the still-mysterious origins of portolan charts, which he seeks to resolve by employing the cartometric approach in conjunction with known historical sources.

1. Early Modern Nautical Cartography of the Adriatic Sea: An Overview.- 2. Cultural Directions for the Adriatic Sea, or the Gulf of Venice.- 3. Early Modern Nautical Charts of the Adriatic Sea as a Medium of Communication.- 4. Navigare et Regere: The Venetian Cartography Through the Centuries: from Planning Tool to Symbol of Power.- 5. Symbolism of Artistic Elements on Nautical Charts of the Adriatic Sea.- 6. Religious Symbolism on Old Nautical Charts of the Adriatic Sea.- 7. Credibility of the Maps of the Adriatic Isolarii in the Sixteenth Century: Creation of Different Geographical Identities.- 8. Mapping the Adriatic: Ottoman Nautical Charts Before the Treaty of Karlowitz.- 9. Cartometric Analyses: Methodological Issues and their Significance for the History of Cartography and Historical Studies in General.