UniversityofGroningenLibrary on Nostr: How were non-European regions portrayed in early modern #maps? And what can we learn ...
How were non-European regions portrayed in early modern #maps? And what can we learn from these historical descriptions today?
🆕 Beyond the Map: Descriptions of the non-European World in Joan Blaeu’s Atlas Maior
🔗 https://opentextbooks.rug.nl/beyondthemap/
#History students analyzed texts on 20 non-European regions in Blaeu's #Atlas Maior. Their essays are featured in this book and in a Special Collections' digital exhibit.
🔗 https://www.rug.nl/library/heritage/exhibitions/virtual-exhibitions/expo-blaeu/
#OpenAccess #OpenScience #OpenEducation #histodons
🆕 Beyond the Map: Descriptions of the non-European World in Joan Blaeu’s Atlas Maior
🔗 https://opentextbooks.rug.nl/beyondthemap/
#History students analyzed texts on 20 non-European regions in Blaeu's #Atlas Maior. Their essays are featured in this book and in a Special Collections' digital exhibit.
🔗 https://www.rug.nl/library/heritage/exhibitions/virtual-exhibitions/expo-blaeu/
#OpenAccess #OpenScience #OpenEducation #histodons