Overcoming Ptolemy The Revelation of an Asian World Region |
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| Author:
| Gunn, Geoffrey C. |
| Series title: | AsiaWorld Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4985-9013-6 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2018 |
| Publisher: | Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $135.00 |
Book Description:
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This book explores the effects that the Ptolemaic template developed by Claudius Ptolemy almost two thousand years ago had on the cartography and worldview of Europe through and beyond the age of European discovery. It shows how this template was refined and ultimately overcome.
This book explores the effects that the Ptolemaic template developed by Claudius Ptolemy almost two thousand years ago had on the cartography and worldview of Europe through and beyond the age of European discovery. It shows how this template was refined and ultimately overcome.