Catherine Delano‐Smith
Biographic Data
| ID | 5920295 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Catherine Delano‐Smith |
| GIVEN NAMES | Catherine |
| FAMILY NAME | Delano‐Smith |
| SIGNATURE | SMITH C D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Deutsches Historisches Institut London |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1989 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
New Light on the Medieval Gough Map of Britain
Remarkably little is known about the earliest surviving separate-sheet medieval map of Britain that takes its name from its former owner, Richard Gough (1735–1809), and that has been variously dated to between 1300 and 1400, and later. It presents a sophisticated cartographical image at a time when detailed maps of individual regions were almost unknown in Europe, yet nothing is agreed about its possible origins, context (ecclesiastical or secula…
A Life in Maps
This essay provides a critical commentary on the life of Leo Bagrow (1881–1957), the founding editor of Imago Mundi, drawing on previously unused correspondence from the journal’s archive, recently catalogued by the British Library in London. Bagrow’s experiences in the three European cities in which he lived and worked (St Petersburg, Berlin and Stockholm) are examined afresh and new insights are provided about the complex intellectual and somet…
The Art, Science, and Technology of Medieval Travel
The Cosmographia of Sebastian Münster
Matthew McLean. The Cosmographia of Sebastian Münster: Describing the World in the Reformation. St. Andrews Studies in Reformation History. Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing Company, 2007. viii + 378 pp. index. illus. bibl. $99.95. ISBN: 978–0–7546–5843–6. - Volume 61 Issue 3
Stamped Signs on Manuscript Maps in the Renaissance
The widespread assumption that the introduction of printing brought a significant change in traditional ways of representing geographical information on maps, if not an entirely new type of map sig
Historical Atlases
Walter Goffart. Historical Atlases: The First Three Hundred Years, 1570–1870. Chicago and London : The University of Chicago Press, 2004. xxiii + 603 pp. index. illus.map. $65. ISBN: 0-226-30071-4. - Volume 58 Issue 2
Mapping the City
Naomi J. Miller. Mapping the City: The Language and Culture of Cartography in the Renaissance. London and New York: Continuum, 2003. xviii + 270 pp. + 32 color pls. index, append, illus. map. bibl. $150. ISBN: 0-8264-5636-7. - Volume 57 Issue 4
Maps and Memory in Early Modern England
Rhonda Lemke Sanford. Maps and Memory in Early Modern England: A Sense of Place. (Early Modern Cultural Studies, 1500-1700.) Houndmills and New York: Palgrave/St. Martin's Press, 2002. xiv + 225 pp. index. illus. bibl. $55. ISBN: 0-312-29455-7. - Volume 56 Issue 3
Shorter notices
Armenia: A Historical Atlas. By Robert H. Hewson. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2001. ISBN 0–226–33228–4. Pp. xviii, 341, illus., maps. US $150.00 / STG £94.50 (cloth). L'immagine delle città. La provincia di Ancona tra vedutismo e cartografía. [The Image of the City: The Province and City of Ancona in Views and Maps.] Edited by Fabio Mariano. Ancona: Il Lavoro Editoriale, 2001. ISBN 88–7663–3170. Pp. 256, illus. Euros 61.00 (paper). …
Art or Cartography? The Wrong Question
A Life in Maps
This essay provides a critical commentary on the life of Leo Bagrow (1881–1957), the founding editor of Imago Mundi, drawing on previously unused correspondence from the journal’s archive, recently catalogued by the British Library in London. Bagrow’s experiences in the three European cities in which he lived and worked (St Petersburg, Berlin and Stockholm) are examined afresh and new insights are provided about the complex intellectual and somet…
New Light on the Medieval Gough Map of Britain
Remarkably little is known about the earliest surviving separate-sheet medieval map of Britain that takes its name from its former owner, Richard Gough (1735–1809), and that has been variously dated to between 1300 and 1400, and later. It presents a sophisticated cartographical image at a time when detailed maps of individual regions were almost unknown in Europe, yet nothing is agreed about its possible origins, context (ecclesiastical or secula…
The Art, Science, and Technology of Medieval Travel
Stamped Signs on Manuscript Maps in the Renaissance
The widespread assumption that the introduction of printing brought a significant change in traditional ways of representing geographical information on maps, if not an entirely new type of map sig
Art or Cartography? The Wrong Question
Shorter notices
Armenia: A Historical Atlas. By Robert H. Hewson. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2001. ISBN 0–226–33228–4. Pp. xviii, 341, illus., maps. US $150.00 / STG £94.50 (cloth). L'immagine delle città. La provincia di Ancona tra vedutismo e cartografía. [The Image of the City: The Province and City of Ancona in Views and Maps.] Edited by Fabio Mariano. Ancona: Il Lavoro Editoriale, 2001. ISBN 88–7663–3170. Pp. 256, illus. Euros 61.00 (paper). …
Maps and Memory in Early Modern England
Rhonda Lemke Sanford. Maps and Memory in Early Modern England: A Sense of Place. (Early Modern Cultural Studies, 1500-1700.) Houndmills and New York: Palgrave/St. Martin's Press, 2002. xiv + 225 pp. index. illus. bibl. $55. ISBN: 0-312-29455-7. - Volume 56 Issue 3
Mapping the City
Naomi J. Miller. Mapping the City: The Language and Culture of Cartography in the Renaissance. London and New York: Continuum, 2003. xviii + 270 pp. + 32 color pls. index, append, illus. map. bibl. $150. ISBN: 0-8264-5636-7. - Volume 57 Issue 4
Stamped Signs on Manuscript Maps in the Renaissance
The widespread assumption that the introduction of printing brought a significant change in traditional ways of representing geographical information on maps, if not an entirely new type of map sig
Historical Atlases
Walter Goffart. Historical Atlases: The First Three Hundred Years, 1570–1870. Chicago and London : The University of Chicago Press, 2004. xxiii + 603 pp. index. illus.map. $65. ISBN: 0-226-30071-4. - Volume 58 Issue 2
The Cosmographia of Sebastian Münster
Matthew McLean. The Cosmographia of Sebastian Münster: Describing the World in the Reformation. St. Andrews Studies in Reformation History. Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing Company, 2007. viii + 378 pp. index. illus. bibl. $99.95. ISBN: 978–0–7546–5843–6. - Volume 61 Issue 3
The Art, Science, and Technology of Medieval Travel
A Life in Maps
This essay provides a critical commentary on the life of Leo Bagrow (1881–1957), the founding editor of Imago Mundi, drawing on previously unused correspondence from the journal’s archive, recently catalogued by the British Library in London. Bagrow’s experiences in the three European cities in which he lived and worked (St Petersburg, Berlin and Stockholm) are examined afresh and new insights are provided about the complex intellectual and somet…
New Light on the Medieval Gough Map of Britain
Remarkably little is known about the earliest surviving separate-sheet medieval map of Britain that takes its name from its former owner, Richard Gough (1735–1809), and that has been variously dated to between 1300 and 1400, and later. It presents a sophisticated cartographical image at a time when detailed maps of individual regions were almost unknown in Europe, yet nothing is agreed about its possible origins, context (ecclesiastical or secula…
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