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Networked Nation: Mapping German Cities in Sebastian Münster's 'Cosmographia'

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In Networked Nation: Mapping German Cities in Sebastian Münsters 'Cosmographia', Jasper van Putten examines the creation of the city views in this cosmography, considering the evolution of German and Swiss identity over the period of the Cosmographias publication (15441628).

Author(s): Jasper van Putten
Series: Maps, Spaces, Cultures, 1
Publisher: Brill
Year: 2017

Language: English
Pages: 430
City: Leiden

Contents
Acknowledgments
List of Illustrations
List of Tables
Introduction: Networked Nation
Chapter 1 Sebastian Münster and His City Views
Chapter 2 City Portraits
Chapter 3 The Origins, Politics, and Economics of the City View
Chapter 4 Bishops vs. Bürger
Chapter 5 Ottheinrich’s View of Heidelberg
Chapter 6 Depicting Swiss Pride
Chapter 7 The Evolution of the City Book
Conclusion: New World, New Order
Tables
Appendices
Bibliography
Index