Framing Southeastern Europe: Patterns in Cartographical Regionalization (1477-1636)
Framing Southeastern Europe: Patterns in Cartographical Regionalization (1477-1636)
Author(s): Toni VeneriSubject(s): Regional Geography, Maps / Cartography
Published by: Centre for Advanced Study Sofia (CAS)
Keywords: Southeastern Europe cartography; Renaissance map publishing; geographical imaginary
Summary/Abstract: This study explores the ways in which Southeastern Europe was cartographically framed during the Renaissance, contributing visually to the shaping of a geographical imaginary. Trends and patterns highlighted point at the canonization of a frame, derived from Ptolemy’s Geography, which, despite its persistence, struggled to accommodate a stable modern regional layout. Rooted in different geographical, political and cultural views of the area, departing models instead responded to alternative, and sometimes conflicting, strategies of representation.
Journal: CAS Sofia Working Paper Series
- Issue Year: 2018
- Issue No: 10
- Page Range: 1-39
- Page Count: 39
- Language: English