Book contents
- Visualizing Russia in Early Modern Europe
- Visualizing Russia in Early Modern Europe
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Figures
- Preface
- Introduction
- Part I Encountering Russia Visually
- Part II Sigismund von Herberstein
- Part III The Muscovy Company Maps Eurasia
- 5 The Muscovy Company as a Knowledge Network
- 6 Maps as Chorography
- Part IV Visuality Explodes
- Part V Adam Olearius
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
6 - Maps as Chorography
from Part III - The Muscovy Company Maps Eurasia
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 31 August 2024
Book contents
- Visualizing Russia in Early Modern Europe
- Visualizing Russia in Early Modern Europe
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Figures
- Preface
- Introduction
- Part I Encountering Russia Visually
- Part II Sigismund von Herberstein
- Part III The Muscovy Company Maps Eurasia
- 5 The Muscovy Company as a Knowledge Network
- 6 Maps as Chorography
- Part IV Visuality Explodes
- Part V Adam Olearius
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
Chapter 6 further examines the Jenkinson map, remarkable far more for its voluminous illustration than its cartography, which adds little that is new and renders Jenkinson’s route into Central Asia inaccurately. The map includes dozens of small illustrations, explained by almost thirty captions in cartouches, producing a map that informed Muscovy Company merchants of societies they would encounter on the route. The chapter concludes with three images of Central Asian exotica, added to the map for no more obvious purpose than entertainment.
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- Visualizing Russia in Early Modern Europe , pp. 135 - 154Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024