New Horizons on Land and at Sea
Abstract The wealth of data on remote lands and people supplied by long-distance travel demanded new models for describing the world. In combination with political and commercial interests, these models accelerated the gains in knowledge made by Greek conquerors and seafarers. Against this backdrop,...
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Oxford University PressNew York
2024
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780197668023.003.0005 https://academic.oup.com/book/chapter-pdf/58153923/oso-9780197668023-chapter-5.pdf |