Die Weltkarte des Andreas Walsperger
Kartografische Wissenskulturen um 1448
Abstract
This study explores the unique world map produced around 1448 in Constance by the Benedictine monk Andreas Walsperger. With reference to texts and maps of the time, the analysis focuses on their content, processes of production and construction mechanisms as well as their networks in the north and south of the Alps. Based on the history of knowledge and culture, this approach encompasses the complex forms of cartographic processing of information.
Keywords
Knowledge culture; cartography; Middle Ages; Walsperger, AndreasDOI
10.1515/9783111403656ISBN
9783111403656, 9783111403328, 9783111404004, 9783111403656Publisher
De GruyterPublisher website
https://0-www-degruyter-com.catalogue.libraries.london.ac.uk/Publication date and place
Berlin/Boston, 2024Imprint
De GruyterSeries
KartenRäume / Mapping Worlds, 3Classification
Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval
Historical maps and atlases