ILLYRIAN PROVINCES AND GEOGRAPHICAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE BALKANS IN FRANCE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 19TH CENTURY Cover Image

ИЛИРСКЕ ПРОВИНЦИЈЕ И ГЕОГРАФСКА ЗНАЊА О БАЛКАНУ У ФРАНЦУСКОЈ ПОЧЕТКОМ XIX ВИЈЕКА
ILLYRIAN PROVINCES AND GEOGRAPHICAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE BALKANS IN FRANCE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 19TH CENTURY

Author(s): Bernard Lory
Subject(s): History
Published by: Историјски институт Црне Горe
Keywords: France; the Balkans; geographical knowledge; Dalmatian coast; Illyrian provinces; travel memoirs; reports

Summary/Abstract: The paper deals with the geographical knowledge of the Balkan Peninsula that France had at the beginning of the 19th century. It analyzes various sources of geographical knowledge the French had on the Balkans, from ancient sources to those formed during the time of French expansion at the turn of the 18th century. The sources of geographical knowledge are of different sorts - records, travel logs, offi¬cial reports, geographical maps, etc.

  • Issue Year: 2009
  • Issue No: 3-4
  • Page Range: 45-54
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Serbian