Cosmology and Cartography
This paper describes early cartographers' concepts of the world and its polar regions. Some comments on the relationships of astronomy to cartography are made (inclusion of Ptolemaic thought) and of the importance of technical method in cartography. Most of the paper is devoted to a description...
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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The Arctic Institute of North America
1984
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| Online Access: | https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65268 |
| Summary: | This paper describes early cartographers' concepts of the world and its polar regions. Some comments on the relationships of astronomy to cartography are made (inclusion of Ptolemaic thought) and of the importance of technical method in cartography. Most of the paper is devoted to a description of medieval cartography and cosmology. |
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