CHARTING THE OCEANS

This revised and updated book traces the history of charts as eloquent witnesses to the discovery of the world beyond Europe, and to mans evolving knowledge of the oceans. These charts expressed mans passionate feeling for the sea: the gilded compasses, the nigh tmarish sea-creatures, the stately ships, the royal crests all these were fused into a unique artistic practice, which flourished for four centuries. This revised and updated book traces the history of charts as eloquent witnesses to the discovery of the world beyond Europe,...[Llegir més]