Planisferio - History Lab https://historylab.es Fri, 20 May 2022 16:02:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://historylab.es/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-icono-historylab-32x32.jpg Planisferio - History Lab https://historylab.es 32 32 Pleyades Virtual Library https://historylab.es/pleyades-virtual-library/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pleyades-virtual-library Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:27:41 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/biblioteca-virtual-pleyades/ Virtual repository with access to numerous maps and cartographic documents

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]]> This website provides a wealth of material concerning the conception of the World through Cosmography and Geography. Numerous maps and cartographic materials provide a historical overview of the evolution of the discipline, which reached its peak during the Renaissance period. Likewise, we find a large number of authors of different nationalities, with works that explore a great diversity of territories, ranging from a global perspective to the most regional level. Thus, we can find atlases that deal with the extent of the seas and oceans, maps that circumscribe a particular region, world maps or sea charts belonging to a voyage of exploration. Access to the materials is fast and versatile, and the illustrations are presented with a high quality of both image and detail.

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