During the late Middle Ages, several European travelers would cross the territories of present-day Ukraine to reach East Asia – chiefly China. The travelogs and maps handed down to us are precious sources to understand Western Europeans’ conception of those territories and the ethnic groups living therein. Much of what was known in the past …
2. Going Eastward. Ukraine in the Late Middle Age Weiterlesen »
Johann Beckmann (ed.): Litteratur der älteren Reisebeschreibungen. Nachrichten von ihren Verfassern, von ihren Inhalten, von ihren Ausgaben und Übersetzungen; nebst eingestreuten Anmerkungen über mancherley gelehrte Gegenstände, 8 vols., Göttingen: Röver 1807–1810, vol. 1 (1807) Signature: Ff 44-4070/1 raro IV Figures: Pp. 165-171 In his book, published in 1807, Beckmann offers a comprehensive review of past …
Johann Beckmann (ed.): Litteratur der älteren Reisebeschreibungen Weiterlesen »
Sebastiano Crinò (ed.): La scoperta della carta originale di Paolo dal Pozzo Toscanelli, che servì di guida a Cristoforo Colombo per il viaggio verso il Nuovo Mondo, Firenze: Istituto Geografico Militare 1941 Signature: Zh 300-5410 Figures: Frontispiece; p. 1; Map 1-2 Whereas in the earlier centuries, traversing present-day Ukraine was unavoidable for travelers and merchants …
