L'âge d'or des cartes marines. Quand l'Europe découvrait le monde. Architecture – paysage among others

among others

“Hazan Library” Collection

attributed to it by those who preserved it for us

where we draw their origins

L'âge d'or des cartes marines. Quand l'Europe découvrait le monde. Architecture – paysage among othersWith their abundance of gold, illuminations, and ornaments, portolans, these sumptuous nautical charts born around the 13th century in the ports of Majorca, Genoa, and Venice, and which accompanied Europeans on their first great voyages of discovery of new worlds, fascinate both amateurs and specialists. Benefiting from the contributions of some fifteen European specialists, this work offers a broader perspective on the new challenges of transoceanic