Making Space : Revisioning the World, 1475-1600

Illustrations ix Acknowledgments xv 1. Introduction 1(8) 2. Coordinating the World 9(25) 3. Encompassing the World 34(34) 4. Mapping the World 68(41) 5. Navigating the Seas 109(20) 6. Surveying the Land 129(13) 7. Annexing Territories 142(8) 8. Conclusions 150(9) Appendix A Selection of the Renaissance Translations of Ptolemy's Geography, 1475-1600 159(2) Notes 161(6) Selected Bibliography 167(8) Index 175