{"product_id":"sea-monsters-on-medieval-and-renaissance-maps-paperback","title":"Sea Monsters on Medieval and Renaissance Maps - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChet Van Duzer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe sea monsters on medieval and Renaissance maps, whether swimming vigorously, gamboling amid the waves, attacking ships, or simply displaying themselves for our appreciation, are one of the most visually engaging elements on these maps, and yet they have never been carefully studied. The subject is important not only in the history of cartography, art, and zoological illustration, but also in the history of the geography of the \"marvelous\" and of western conceptions of the ocean. Moreover, the sea monsters depicted on maps can supply important insights into the sources, influences, and methods of the cartographers who drew or painted them. In this highly-illustrated book the author analyzes the most important examples of sea monsters on medieval and Renaissance maps produced in Europe, beginning with the earliest mappaemundi on which they appear in the 10th century and continuing to the end of the 16th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChet Van Duzer\u003c\/b\u003e is a Kislak Fellow at the Library of Congress. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eJohann Schoner's Globe of 1515: Transcription and Study\u003c\/i\u003e and co-author with John Hessler of \u003ci\u003eSeeing the World Anew: The Radical Vision of Martin Waldseemuller's 1507\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u0026amp;\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003e1516 World Maps\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9.4 x 8.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48900759060729,"sku":"9780712357715","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/Pq2IKWOnJT9780712357715.webp?v=1787745071","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/sea-monsters-on-medieval-and-renaissance-maps-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}