Terrestrial and Celestial Globes (Vol. 1&2) (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Complete EditionBy Edward Luther Stevenson
Length18h 56m
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Terrestrial and Celestial Globes (Vol. 1&2) is a foundational history of globe-making from antiquity through the early modern period, tracing both the terrestrial sphere as an instrument of geographic knowledge and the celestial globe as a model of the heavens. Stevenson combines antiquarian precision with the narrative habits of early twentieth-century scholarship: descriptive, documentary, and richly bibliographic. His work situates globes within the broader histories of cartography, astronomy, navigation, printing, and Renaissance humanism, attending to makers, materials, inscriptions, and surviving examples. Edward Luther Stevenson was an American historian of geography and cartography whose scholarly career was shaped by close work with rare maps, atlases, and historical instruments. His expertise in early modern mapping, especially the transmission of geographic knowledge after the age of discovery, informs the book's meticulous attention to provenance, craftsmanship, and intellectual context. Stevenson's purpose was not merely to catalogue globes, but to recover them as artifacts of scientific imagination and cultural ambition. This two-volume work is recommended to readers interested in cartographic history, the history of science, museum collections, and the material culture of exploration. Though written in a formal scholarly register, it rewards patient reading with a remarkably comprehensive account of how humans have represented earth and sky.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
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GenreHistory
Length18 hrs 56 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateSep 11, 2020
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels (Vol. 1-18) (Annotated)
2Volume 1
3Foreword.
4Terrestrial Globes in Antiquity
5Celestial Globes in Antiquity
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6Globes Constructed by the Arabs
7Terrestrial and Celestial Globes in the Christian Middle Ages
8Globes Constructed in the Early Years of the Great Geographical Discoveries
9Globes of the Early Sixteenth Century
10Globes of the Second Quarter of the Sixteenth Century
11Globes and Globe Makers of the Third Quarter of the Sixteenth Century
12Globes and Globe Makers of the Last Quarter of the Sixteenth Century
13Volume 2
14Globes and Globe Makers of the Early Seventeenth Century. The Dutch Scientific Masters and Their Preëminent Leadership (pt. 1)
15Globes and Globe Makers of the Early Seventeenth Century. The Dutch Scientific Masters and Their Preëminent Leadership (pt. 2)
16Globes of the Second Half of the Seventeenth Century (pt. 1)
17Globes of the Second Half of the Seventeenth Century (pt. 2)
18Globes and Globe Makers of the First Half of the Eighteenth Century—from Delisle to Ferguson
19Globes and Globe Makers of the Second Half of the Eighteenth Century
20The Technic of Globe Construction—Materials and Methods
21Bibliographical List
22Memorable Quotes
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