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...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Historical Geography Vol. 86; pp. 206 - 219 |
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Dec2024
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