TRADING TERRITORIES: MAPPING THE EARLY MODERN WORLD
Book ID/图书代码： 03360012B52379
English Summary/英文概要： Offering an account of the status of maps and geographical knowledge in the Early Modern world, this work focuses on how early European geographers mapped the territories of the Old World (Africa and South-East Asia). It contends that the historical preoccupation with Columbus’s "discovery" of the New World in 1492 has tended to obscure the importance of the mapping of territories which have been defined as "eastern". The author places the rise of Early Modern mapping within the context of the seaborne commercial adventures of the early maritime empires - the Portuguese, the Spanish, the Ottoman, the Dutch and the English. He explores the ways in which maps and globes were used to mediate in the commercial and diplomatic disputes between these empires, which came to value the map for what it told their power-brokers about their place in the world, over and above its objective depiction of the world. Brotton argues that it was trade, diplomacy and financial speculation which defined the development of early maps and globes, rather than disinterested intellectual pursuit of scientific accuracy and objectivity.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 这本书集中描述了早期欧洲的地理学家们如何绘制旧世界的领土（非洲和东南亚），并展示了世界近现代关于地图和地理知识的的现状。它认为，人们对哥伦布(Columbus)1492年“发现新大陆”的历史性关注逐渐掩盖了绘制东方世界地图的重要性。以海上运输商业冒险的早期航海帝国—葡萄牙、西班牙、土耳其、荷兰和英国为背景，作者展示了近现代地图绘制的兴起。他探讨了各大帝国是如何使用地图和地球仪调解商务及外交争论，这使得帝国珍惜地图的价值，因为它告诉权利掮客们自己超过了客观描述的世界地位。
布尔顿(Brotton)认为，是贸易、外交和金融投机，而非对科学准确性与客观性的公正追求，定义了早期地图和地球仪的发展。（LNL & CK）
Awards/获奖情况："布尔顿清晰地指出，商业和政治的压力，使得地图测绘在1600年代间尤为重要。他认为，地理、物流以及印刷的局限性另地图测绘显得困难和盲目。他纠正了许多历史遗漏和不正确观念。他授予了阿拉伯人、穆斯林、亚洲人和土耳其人在保护与促进地图测绘艺术方面的公正地位。他极具说服力地指出，土耳其人和欧洲人之间比人们常认为的更和平相处。这本书的学术风格和长段提出了挑战，但常识的论据是容易遵循。有关政治，个人野心，勘探，和淡淡的幽默故事，也让这本书有趣。这本书极好地讲述了地图测绘者们，是如何从歪曲国王领土的仆人演变成独立学者的故事。其地图的政治中立性和地理精准性受到了私营公司的赞誉。书中的插画描绘了：地图如何从古代地理学家的幻想，发展到日益复杂精确的文件。地图爱好者和那些对早期世界探索感兴趣的人可以好好享受这本书的乐趣。”—凯文.格兰德菲尔德(Kevin Grandfield)，自书目
“在这本关于地图与测绘的杰出研究中，杰里.布尔顿(Jerry Brotton)揭示了东西方交易的推动力，超过任何我们赞赏的的任何观念。”—丽莎.查尔丁(Lisa Jardine)，伦敦玛丽皇后学院
"Brotton clearly shows the commercial and political pressures that made mapmaking so important during the 1600s; and he shows the geographical, logistic, and printing limitations that made mapmaking difficult and haphazard. He corrects many common historical omissions and false notions: he grants Arabs, Muslims, Asians, and Ottomans their rightful place in preserving and furthering the art of mapmaking, and he argues convincingly that Ottomans and Europeans got along more peacefully than usually portrayed. The book’s academic style and long paragraphs present a challenge, but the commonsense arguments are easy to follow. Tales of politics, personal ambition, and exploration, and a touch of humor, also keep the book interesting. The book excellently tells the story of mapmakers’ progressing from servants whose maps distorted kings’ territories to independent scholars whose maps’ political neutrality and geographical accuracy were rewarded by private companies. The illustrations show maps developing from ancient geographers’ fantastical notions to increasingly sophisticated and accurate documents. Map buffs and those interested in early world exploration should enjoy this one."－Kevin Grandfield, From Booklist
"In this outstanding study of maps and mapping, Jerry Brotton reveals a dynamism in the transaction between East and West beyond anything we have previously appreciated."－Lisa Jardine, Queen Mary University of London
About the Author/作者介绍： 杰里.布尔顿(Jerry Brotton)，伦敦玛丽皇后学院文艺复兴研究的讲师，《全球利益：东西方文艺复兴艺术》(Global Interests: Renaissance Art between East and West)（2000）的合著者。
Jerry Brotton is lecturer in Renaissance Studies at Queen Mary, University of London, and is the co-author of Global Interests: Renaissance Art between East and West (2000).
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