Peter Heylyn, 1599-1662

Auteur :
MAYHEW, R.J.

Description :
Peter Heylyn penned perhaps the two most influential global descriptive geography books written in English during the 17th century: Microcosmus (1621) and Cosmographie (1652). Each went through multiple editions, ensuring that Heylyn’s impact on the geographical culture of England lasted for the best part of a century. These two books were his best-selling works because of the methodized sophistication of their textual construction and the wide-ranging collation of the writings of the Age of Discovery. - (HC)


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Geographers. Biobibliographical studies, issn : 0308-6992, 2009, vol. 28, p. 1-16, nombre de pages : 16

Date :
2009

Editeur :
Pays édition : Royaume-Uni, London, Mansell