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This Earthly Globe
A Venetian Geographer and the Quest to Map the World
Taschenbuch von Andrea Di Robilant
Sprache: Englisch

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During the Age of Discovery a little-known public servant in the Venetian government, Giovambattista Ramusio, anonymously assembled and edited three volumes - over two million words - that revealed our world as never before. It was, to use a current expression, the biggest Wikileak of the Renaissance.

In an enthralling narrative, Andrea di Robilant brings to vivid life the man who used all his political skill, along with the help of conniving diplomats and spies, to ferret out a remarkable collection of journals, private letters and classified government reports, which, when taken together, showed how the world was much larger than anyone previously imagined.

During the Age of Discovery a little-known public servant in the Venetian government, Giovambattista Ramusio, anonymously assembled and edited three volumes - over two million words - that revealed our world as never before. It was, to use a current expression, the biggest Wikileak of the Renaissance.

In an enthralling narrative, Andrea di Robilant brings to vivid life the man who used all his political skill, along with the help of conniving diplomats and spies, to ferret out a remarkable collection of journals, private letters and classified government reports, which, when taken together, showed how the world was much larger than anyone previously imagined.

Über den Autor
Andrea di Robilant was born in Italy and educated at Columbia University, where he specialized in international affairs. He is the author of A Venetian Affair, Lucia: A Venetian Life in the Age of Napoleon, Irresistible North: From Venice To Greenland on the Trail of the Zen Brothers, Chasing the Rose and Autumn in Venice. He lives in Rome.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2024
Genre: Geschichte
Jahrhundert: Neuzeit
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9780857891808
ISBN-10: 0857891804
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Robilant, Andrea Di
Auflage: Export/Airside
Hersteller: Atlantic Books
Abbildungen: Integrated b&w illustrations
Maße: 231 x 151 x 28 mm
Von/Mit: Andrea Di Robilant
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.08.2024
Gewicht: 0,348 kg
Artikel-ID: 128662671
Über den Autor
Andrea di Robilant was born in Italy and educated at Columbia University, where he specialized in international affairs. He is the author of A Venetian Affair, Lucia: A Venetian Life in the Age of Napoleon, Irresistible North: From Venice To Greenland on the Trail of the Zen Brothers, Chasing the Rose and Autumn in Venice. He lives in Rome.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2024
Genre: Geschichte
Jahrhundert: Neuzeit
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9780857891808
ISBN-10: 0857891804
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Robilant, Andrea Di
Auflage: Export/Airside
Hersteller: Atlantic Books
Abbildungen: Integrated b&w illustrations
Maße: 231 x 151 x 28 mm
Von/Mit: Andrea Di Robilant
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.08.2024
Gewicht: 0,348 kg
Artikel-ID: 128662671
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