London: the selden map and the making of a global city, 1549-1689
Auteur :
Batchelor, Robert K.
Éditeur :
The University of Chicago Press
ISBN :
9780226080659
Date de publication :
6 janv. 2014
Dimensions :
21,0 x 15,0 x 2,5 cm
Poids :
590 g
Format :
book
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
If one had looked for a potential global city in Europe in the 1540s, the most likely candidate would have been Antwerp. Using his discovery of a network of Chinese merchant shipping routes on John Selden's map of China, the author reveals how London also flourished because of its encounters, engagements, and exchanges with East Asian cities.