The shaping of Africa
Subtitle: cosmographic discourse and cartographic science in late medieval and early modern Europe
By: Francesc Relaño.
Publisher: Ashgate
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Burlington, VT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 271
Subjects: Cartography -- Europe -- History -- To 1500.; Africa -- Maps -- History.
Description: "This book aims to trace the origins of the idea of Africa and its evolution in Renaissance thought. Particular attention is given to the relationship between the process of acquiring knowledge through travel and exploration, and its representation within a discourse which also includes previously acquired cosmographical elements."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p.[221]-263) and index.