Cartography

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My historical figure is Marco Polo. Marco polo was an Italian merchant and explorer, but mostly explorer. Marco Polo is from the Republic of Venice, Italy. Marco Polo traveled in Asia he also recorded his adventures in a book. He was brought to china by his father and uncle in 1269, and many Europeans did not know what central and east Asia were like, which is one of the reasons why Marco was so popular. When the Age of Exploration was relevant, many explorers were attracted to his…

like “American,” “black,” or “Nigerian” though she is forced to take on all of these labels at one time or another. Upon thinking about this further, I am reminded of Chandre Talpade Mohanty’s discussion of the concept of “Third World women” in Cartographies of Struggle: Third World Women and the Politics of Feminism. Like other scholars have, Mohanty problematizes the notion of labels like “First World” and “Third World” and the limiting and counterproductive dichotomy that arises as a result…

Leonardo da vinci Birth: April 15, 1452 in Vinci, Italy Death: May 2, 1519 in Amboise, France Nationality: Italian Occupation: artist, painter, sculptor, architect, engineer, scientist Source: Encyclopedia of World Biography, 2nd ed. 17 Vols. Gale Research, 1998. BIOGRAPHICAL ESSAY Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) was an Italian painter, sculptor, architect, engineer, and scientist. He was one of the greatest minds of the Italian Renaissance, and his influence on the painting of the following…

first to recognize that the land Christopher Columbus claimed to be Asia, was not actually Asia, but in fact, a “New World” later to be named after Amerigo, himself. Born in the fifteenth century, Vespucci was well educated and especially fond of cartography. Although born and raised in Italy, he lived for many years in Spain and held many different jobs before he embarked on his first journey. Vespucci set sail a total of four times, each voyage bringing its unique discoveries and…

He regulated voyages of discovery, and promoted the adoption of New navigational and nautical technology. Through all his promotion of the navigation technology his main contribution was the development of cartography, which is the science and drawing maps. Due to his development of cartography Portugal had some of the utmost detailed and accurate maps at the time; which was a huge advantage to the Portuguese. The workhorse of the Age of Discovery was the ship, especially for Portugal who wanted…

The earliest map I looked at was called “Tabula Africa IIII” by Ptolemy. This map was very simple to read although it did not include a key. The map is colorless and is on kind of scroll looking paper which looks like the map was drawn and needed to be dried in the sun. The map was written in English but it only depicted one part of Africa. The map, however, shares a similarity with the other maps in the aspect that it does identify the presence of mountain ranges and bodies of water. I assume…

he moved to Venice, around 1461, at eleven years old, that he began to form into the famous explorer that he was. When Caboto arrived in Venice, he began learning from local seamen and traders. They taught him to navigate, sail, and draw maps (cartography) which set him on the track to exploration and discovery. Meanwhile, John was accepted into the St. John Evangelist school, where he was taught mathematics. He lived in Venice for many years, and during that time he met a girl named Mattea,…

you major in? Now, we are older and wiser and, in many cases, will lead lives of anger, resentment, and indentured servitude at our "restaurant" jobs. The last thing we need is for our adults griping and reinforcing the fact that our degrees in cartography or history are useless, cold, or stale, because, after all, it was the preceding generations that inculcated us with the importance of formal higher education. Many people are calling us the new "Lost Generation", which I resent, because we…

traveling through the desert, but he cannot remember his name. He believes others assume he is an englishman based on the sound of his voice. The patient is actually is László de Almásy a hungarian count and dessert explorer, also one of many british cartography groups. Caravaggio is a Canadian thief that is in the British Foreign Intelligence Service, had…