The History of Cartography, Volume 1: Cartography in Prehistoric, Ancient, and Medieval Europe and the Mediterranean

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By developing the broadest and most inclusive definition of the term "map" ever adopted in the history of cartography, this inaugural volume of the History of Cartography series has helped redefine the way maps are studied and understood by scholars in a number of disciplines. 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 (mappaemundi, portolan charts, local and regional cartography) in the Medieval period. Throughout the volume, a commitment to include cosmographical and celestial maps underscores the inclusive definition of "map" and sets the tone for the breadth of scholarship found in later volumes of the series. Contents......Page 5 Preface......Page 15 1 · The Map and the Development ofthe History of Cartography......Page 22 2 · Prehistoric Maps and the History of Cartography:An Introduction......Page 64 3 · The Origins of Cartography......Page 69 4 · Cartography in the Prehistoric Period in the OldWorld: Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa......Page 73 5 · Cartography in the Ancient World: An Introduction......Page 121 6 · Cartography in the Ancient Near East......Page 123 7 · Egyptian Cartography......Page 133 8 · The Foundations of Theoretical Cartography inArchaic and Classical Greece......Page 146 9 · The Growth of an Empirical Cartography inHellenistic Greece......Page 164 10 · Greek Cartography in the Early Roman World......Page 177 11 · The Culmination of Greek Cartography in Ptolemy......Page 193 12 · Maps in the Service of the State: RomanCartography to the End of the Augustan Era......Page 217 13 · Roman Large-Scale Mapping in the Early Empire......Page 228 14 · Itineraries and Geographical Maps in the Early andLate Roman Empires......Page 250 15 · Cartography in the Byzantine Empire......Page 274 16 · Cartography in the Ancient World: A Conclusion......Page 292 17 · Medieval Maps: An Introduction......Page 296 18 · Medieval Mappaemundi......Page 299 19 · Portolan Charts from the Late Thirteenth Centuryto 1500......Page 384 20 · Local and Regional Cartography in MedievalEurope......Page 477 21 · Concluding Remarks......Page 515 Contributors......Page 523 Bibliographical Index......Page 524 General Index......Page 570 List of Illustrations......Page 9 Illustrations......Page 611