Geographical Knowledge and Imperial Culture in the Early Modern Ottoman Empire
Geography, study and teaching
Turkey, politics and government
Imperialismus
Geografie
Cartography
Géographie
Imperialism
Geography
Study and teaching
Social aspects
General
Politics and government
History
Exploring the reasons for a flurry of geographical works in the Ottoman Empire in the sixteenth century, this study analyzes how cartographers, travellers, astrologers, historians and naval captains promoted their vision of the world and the centrality of the Ottoman Empire in it. It proposes a new …
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