Book Title: Beyond the Map
Subtitle: Descriptions of the non-European World in Joan Blaeu’s Atlas Maior
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Book Description: This book was created as a result of the seminar Voorbij de Kaart: Beschrijvingen van de buiten-Europese wereld in Joan Blaeu’s Grooten Atlas [= Beyond the Map: Descriptions of the non-European World in Joan Blaeu’s Atlas Maior], which was taught at the University of Groningen during the 2023/24 academic year. During the seminar, students critically analysed texts about non-European regions in Blaeu’s renowned Atlas. Based on their findings, they wrote short contributions intended for a broader audience. These student contributions were featured in a digital exhibition, hosted by the Special Collections department of the University of Groningen Library, and have been re-used here in this format as an open textbook. Editor: Jeroen Bos
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On the website of the University Library Special Collections, the digital exhibition “Beyond the Map. Descriptions of the non-European World in Joan Blaeu’s Atlas Maior” can be found.
Publisher Joan Blaeu (1599-1673), following the example of other cartographic publishers, included extensive accompanying texts with his renowned Atlas. The Dutch-language edition of Atlas Maior, the Grooten Atlas, contains nearly 4,000 pages of text. The texts of 20 selected non-European regions have been subjected to careful analysis by History students of the University of Groningen and presented in a beautiful digital exhibition.
Editor: Jeroen Bos
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Beyond the Map Copyright © 2024 by The Authors is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.
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Beyond the Map Copyright © 2024 by The Authors is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.
This open textbook is published with a CC BY 4.0 license, except where otherwise noted. It does not imply on external material that is embedded in this open textbook, such as SoundCloud podcast episodes and/or Youtube video’s.