Sea Monsters The Lore And Legacy Of Olaus Magnus S Marine Map
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Sea Monsters
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Author : Joe Nigg
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013
Sea Monsters written by Joe Nigg and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Sea monsters categories.
Sea Monsters introduces readers to Magnuss marvellous marine beasts by taking an imaginary voyage up the northern seas of his historic map with Magnus himself as guide. As each creature is encountered it is introduced by his original narrative, then presented in full-colour art before its meaning and influence are discussed and explained. With a fold-out facsimile of the original map, and keys for this map and its two most significant successors, Sea Monsters is both a visual feast and a valuable addition to cartographic research.
Sea Monsters The Lore And Legacy Of Olaus Magnus S Marine Map
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Author : Joseph Nigg
language : en
Publisher: Ivy Press
Release Date : 2013-09-01
Sea Monsters The Lore And Legacy Of Olaus Magnus S Marine Map written by Joseph Nigg and has been published by Ivy Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09-01 with Cartography categories.
Olaus Magnus’s 1539 Carta Marina can be considered the major source of Renaissance sea monster iconography and lore. The map and its voluminous commentary, History of the Northern Peoples, established Olaus as the innovative historian of the sea serpent, the giant squid and sea monsters in general. Sea Monsters is structured around Olaus’s map – which is reproduced as a beautiful fold-out on the back of this book jacket – and the charts that two pre-eminent sixteenth-century cartographers derived from it: Sebastian Münster’s Monstra Marina & Terrestria (1544) and Abraham Ortelius’s Islandia (1590). All three charts are remarkable for their identification of sea beasts in lettered keys. The keys are included in the book, enabling the reader to match corresponding beasts with each other and with the text. Joseph Nigg introduces readers to Olaus’s fantastic sea beasts by taking an imaginary voyage up the northern seas of the historic Carta Marina map, with Olaus himself as guide. After the Swedish cartographer has introduced each creature, it bursts forth in stunning art, followed by a discussion of its meaning and influence. Olaus’s marine beasts multiplied in natural histories, and his map inspired and influenced marine zoology and cartography for centuries thereafter. Sea Monsters is an enthralling tour of a world that still holds many secrets for us land dwellers, who will forever be fascinated by reports of giant squid and the real-life creatures of the deep that have proven to be as bizarre and otherworldly as we have imagined for centuries. It is a gorgeous guide for enthusiasts of maps, monsters and the mythic.
Sea Monsters
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Author : Joseph Nigg
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2014-01-03
Sea Monsters written by Joseph Nigg and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-01-03 with History categories.
The mythic creature expert and author of Phoenix takes readers through a bestiary of sea monsters featured on the famous 16th century map Carta Marina. In the sixteenth century, sea serpents, giant man-eating lobsters, and other monsters were thought to swim the waters of Norther Europe, threatening seafarers who ventured too far from shore. Thankfully, Scandinavian mariners had Olaus Magnus, who in 1539 charted these fantastic marine animals in his influential map of the Nordic countries, the Carta Marina. In Sea Monsters, mythologist Joseph Nigg brings readers face-to-face with these creatures and other magnificent components of Magnus’s map. Nearly two meters wide in total, the map’s nine wood-block panels comprise the largest and first realistic portrayal of the region. But in addition to its important geographic significance, Magnus’s map goes beyond cartography to scenes both domestic and mystic. Close to shore, Magnus shows humans interacting with common sea life—boats struggling to stay afloat, merchants trading, children swimming, and fisherman pulling lines. But from the offshore deeps rise some of the most terrifying sea creatures imaginable—like sea swine, whales as large as islands, and the Kraken. In this book, Nigg draws on Magnus’s own text to further describe and illuminate these inventive scenes and to flesh out the stories of the monsters. Sea Monsters is a stunning tour of a world that still holds many secrets for us land dwellers, who will forever be fascinated by reports of giant squid and the real-life creatures of the deep that have proven to be as bizarre and otherworldly as we have imagined for centuries. It is a gorgeous guide for enthusiasts of maps, monsters, and the mythic. “[A] beautiful new exploration of the Carta Marina.”—Wired
Mysteries And Sea Monsters
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Author : Graham Faiella
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2021-04-01
Mysteries And Sea Monsters written by Graham Faiella and has been published by The History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-04-01 with History categories.
The sea realm has ever been mysterious: strange happenings upon it, an unfathomable abyss of 'The Great Unknown' below. Before the scrutiny of scientific Enlightenment and Age of Reason, in the eighteenth century, ghost ships and oceanic monsters were the stuff of superstition, myth and legend to explain the inexplicable, to enthral the imagination – and enliven the unimaginable. Narratives of phantom ships manned by ghostly (sometimes skeletal) crews, or damned like the Flying Dutchman to roam the seas forever; of sinister, sinuous sea serpents; and the lore of the terrible multi-tentacled kraken. Accounts inspired spirited controversy amongst believers and sceptics, in the awestruck thrill of such frightful enigmas.
Circulation Of Knowledge
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Author : Johan Östling
language : en
Publisher: Nordic Academic Press
Release Date : 2018-01-01
Circulation Of Knowledge written by Johan Östling and has been published by Nordic Academic Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-01-01 with Knowledge, Sociology of categories.
Historians have long been interested in knowledge—its nature and origin, and the circumstances under which it was created—but it has only been in recent years that the history of knowledge has emerged as an academic field in its own right. In Circulation of Knowledge, a group of Nordic scholars explore a range of theoretical and methodological approaches to this new and exciting area of historical research. The question of knowledge in motion is central to their investigations, and especially how knowledge is transformed when it circulates between different societal arenas, literary genres, or forms of media. Reflecting on twelve empirical studies, from sixteenth-century cartography to sexology in the 1970s, the authors make a significant contribution to the growing international research on the history of knowledge. newhistoryofknowledge.com
The Phantom Atlas
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Author : Edward Brooke-Hitching
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2016-11-03
The Phantom Atlas written by Edward Brooke-Hitching and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-11-03 with Technology & Engineering categories.
A STUNNINGLY ILLUSTRATED BOOK REVEALING THE GREATEST MYTHS, LIES AND BLUNDERS ON MAPS 'Highly recommended' - Andrew Marr 'A spectacular, enjoyable and eye-opening read' - Jonathan Ross The Phantom Atlas is an atlas of the world not as it ever existed, but as it was thought to be. These marvellous and mysterious phantoms - non-existent islands, invented mountain ranges, mythical civilisations and other fictitious geography - were all at various times presented as facts on maps and atlases. This book is a collection of striking antique maps that display the most erroneous cartography, with each illustration accompanied by the story behind it. Exploration, map-making and mythology are all brought together to create a colourful tapestry of monsters, heroes and volcanoes; swindlers, mirages and murderers. Sometimes the stories are almost impossible to believe, and remarkably, some of the errors were still on display in maps published in the 21st century. Throughout much of the 19th century more than 40 different mapmakers included the Mountains of Kong, a huge range of peaks stretching across the entire continent of Africa, in their maps - but it was only in 1889 when Louis Gustave Binger revealed the whole thing to be a fake. For centuries, explorers who headed to Patagonia returned with tales of the giants they had met who lived there, some nine feet tall. Then there was Gregor MacGregor, a Scottish explorer who returned to London to sell shares in a land he had discovered in South America. He had been appointed the Cazique of Poyais, and bestowed with many honours by the local king of this unspoiled paradise. Now he was offering others the chance to join him and make their fortune there, too - once they had paid him a bargain fee for their passage... The Phantom Atlas is a beautifully produced volume, packed with stunning maps and drawingsof places and people that never existed. The remarkable stories behind them all are brilliantly told by Edward Brooke-Hitching in a book that will appeal to cartophiles everywhere.
Das Buch Vom Meer Oder Wie Zwei Freunde Im Schlauchboot Ausziehen Um Im Nordmeer Einen Eishai Zu Fangen Und Daf R Ein Ganzes Jahr Brauchen
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Author : Morten A. Strøksnes
language : de
Publisher: DVA
Release Date : 2016-08-29
Das Buch Vom Meer Oder Wie Zwei Freunde Im Schlauchboot Ausziehen Um Im Nordmeer Einen Eishai Zu Fangen Und Daf R Ein Ganzes Jahr Brauchen written by Morten A. Strøksnes and has been published by DVA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-29 with Nature categories.
Ein Sehnsuchtsbuch - über die Freiheit und das Glück, die Naturgewalten zu spüren Zwei Freunde in einem kleinen Boot, die sich einen lang gehegten Traum erfüllen: Aus den Tiefen des Nordatlantiks wollen sie einen Eishai ziehen, jenes sagenumwobene Ungeheuer, das sich nur selten an der Oberfläche zeigt. Während sie warten, branden wie Wellen die Meeresmythen und Legenden an das Boot, und Morten A. Strøksnes erzählt von echten und erfundenen Wesen, von Quallenarten mit dreihundert Mägen, von Seegurken und Teufelsanglern. Von mutigen Polarforschern, Walfängern und Kartografen und natürlich vom harten Leben an arktischen Ufern, vom Skrei, der vielen Generationen das Überleben auf den Lofoten sicherte, von der Farbe und dem Klang des Meeres. Eine salzige Abenteuergeschichte über die Freiheit und das Glück, den Naturgewalten zu trotzen – und ein atemberaubendes Buch, das uns staunen lässt über die unergründlichen Geheimnisse des Meeres.
Havsboken
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Author : Morten A. Strøksnes
language : sv
Publisher: Leopard förlag
Release Date : 2016-10-04
Havsboken written by Morten A. Strøksnes and has been published by Leopard förlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-10-04 with Literary Collections categories.
När varje kvadratcentimeter av jordens yta går att skärskåda i närbild från satelliter finns det knappt några vita fläckar kvar på kartan för äventyrare och upptäcktsresande. Men det finns fortfarande en outforskad del av vår planet – havsdjupen. Där finns platser och levande väsen som ingen människa någonsin har sett. I de djupa haven kan vi fortfarande utforska det okända. Havsboken tar fasta på tanken om ett främmande universum. Här får vi följa två vänner som genom fyra årstider försöker fånga en jättehaj från en bräcklig båt i en fjord utanför nordnorska Lofoten. Läsaren tas med till en plats där sydvästvinden viner genom springorna i trähusen och där natten är mörk, iskall och hänsynslös. Havsboken är både en spännande berättelse och en underhållande essä som med hjälp av historia, vetenskap, berättelser och mytologi ger oss en helt ny bild av havet. Vinnare av Bragepriset och Kritikerpriset 2015. Recensioner Det är snyggt. Enkelt. Bra. Björn Werner, Blekinge Läns Tidning Att ”Havsboken” artar sig till en storsuccé är helt rättvist. Maria Küchen, Sydsvenskan Det är en fantastisk bok och även den skicklige översättaren, Olov Hyllienmark, bör nämnas. Birgitta Hybinette, Östgöta-Correspondenten ... synnerligen innehållsrik bok, som bågnar av kunskap om hav och historia, dock ledigt och rentav spännande berättat – Arne Melberg, Svenska Dagbladet Hans prosa rör sig som en haj, som syresätter sitt blod genom att ständigt befinna sig i rörelse framåt. – Göteborgsposten
Sea Monsters On Medieval And Renaissance Maps
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Author : Chet Van Duzer
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013
Sea Monsters On Medieval And Renaissance Maps written by Chet Van Duzer and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Cartography categories.
The 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.
Die Diagrammatik Der Carta Marina Eine Kartosemiotische Untersuchung
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Author : Mareike Sesselmann
language : de
Publisher: Diplomica Verlag
Release Date : 2014-12-01
Die Diagrammatik Der Carta Marina Eine Kartosemiotische Untersuchung written by Mareike Sesselmann and has been published by Diplomica Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-12-01 with History categories.
Im Jahr 1539 veröffentlichte Olaus Magnus seine Carta Marina. Diese Landkarte zeigt Teile Nordeuropas mit Skandinavien, Island und weiteren Ländern, die an die Nord- oder Ostsee grenzen. Um die Karte zu verstehen und zu entschlüsseln, ist ein bestimmtes Vorwissen nötig. Die Erläuterungen in Form einer kurzen Auslegung sowie der Historia de gentibus septentrionalibus helfen bei der Decodierung der Carta Marina. Olaus Magnus hat mit seinem Werk die bisher vorherrschende Vorstellung Nordeuropas maßgeblich verändert. Die Carta Marina hat somit Einfluss auf die kognitive Ebene. In diesem Buch verwendet die Autorin die Zeichentheorie und Diagrammatik von Charles Sanders Peirce, um die Karte selbst und ihre textuellen Erläuterungen gezielt nach Ikonizität und Konventionalität zu untersuchen.