Czy międzynarodowy projekt publikacji historii kartografii w epoce Oświecenia jest encyklopedią i dobrym początkiem?
Is It an Encyclopedia and a Good Start for an International Project to Publish the History of Cartography in the Enlightenment?

Summary/Abstract: Is It an Encyclopedia and a Good Start for an International Project to Publish the History of Cartography in the Enlightenment? The History of Cartography, t. 4, Cartography in the European Enlightenment, cz. 1–2, red. Matthew H. Edney, Mary Sponberg Pedley, University of Chicago Press, Chicago – London 2019, ss. 1764, 479 haseł/artykułów, 954 ilustracji. The author indicates the extensive range of topics of Cartography in the European Enlightenment, which works both to its advantage and disadvantage. It is a disadvantage because only some of the subjects in the volume were discussed thoroughly, focusing on the scope of the entire project. The authors had the opportunity to carefully select objects, map makers, facts, and phenomena they presented, but the final product has many holes, as often happens in the case of encyclopedias. An advantage is that it provides a canvas that can be filled with topics that have not yet been covered. There is an impressive number of 207 authors who wrote 479 entries and articles, and their work, thanks to a well-devised structure of topics, also gives future researchers of the history of the cartography of the European Enlightenment a chance to systematically expand and deepen their experience with the book. Thematic cross-index allows the reader to search for information similarly to using keywords on the Internet. It is beneficial and intuitive, especially for young people, allowing them to easily navigate and browse the publication.

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