Travel and Experience in the Mediterranean of Louis XV
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23701778 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Christopher Drew Armstrong (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Pages | 235-267 |
| Publication date | 2005-01-20 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Rethinking the Mediterranean (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Oxford University PressOxford (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/oso/9780199265459.003.0010 |
| OpenAlex | W4388392633 |
| ISBN | 9780199265459 |
| Open Library | OL15570029M |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
Travel in Enlightenment culture was seen as differing essentially from travel in earlier periods. Circumscribed by extensive commercial and diplomatic networks, travel took place within an administrative framework that facilitated the gathering of knowledge around the world. Transformed by the development of new navigational technologies—specifically the invention of the marine chronometer and mathematically rigorous cartography—the relationship between the traveler and the environment could be plotted with an unprecedented degree of certainty. While knowledge of the world remained fragmentary, it was possible nonetheless to fully apprehend the extent of missing geographic information and to imagine a future state when a complete understanding of the earth’s geography would be realized through the efforts of scientific travelers.
Cartography · Certainty · Enlightenment · Epistemology · Geography · Operations research · Regional science · State (computer science) · Computer Science · Engineering · Historical Geography and Cartography · Historical Influence and Diplomacy · Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis · History · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.29 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2012 - 2019 (8) |
| Highly cited | No |