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Adriano Balbi and the definition of oceans, seas and 'Open Mediterraneans': The dialogue between geography and cartography with Evangelista Azzi.

In the first half of the 19th century, Adriano Balbi (1782–1848) was one of the greatest geographers in Italy and Europe, having an extremely vast and constantly updated scientific output. He tried to keep up with new discoveries of 'unknown and unexplored' territories. His work influenced geographe...

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Published in:Journal of Historical Geography Vol. 86; pp. 206 - 219
Main Authors: Gallia, Arturo, Castaldi, Mirko
Format: Article
Published: Academic Press Inc. Dec2024
Subjects:
Parma (Italy)
Italy
Geographers
Italian unification
Geographic names
Historical literacy
Cartographers
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