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Mapping the Traveled Space: Hans Staden’s Maps in Warhaftige Historia

Year: 2009

Type: article

Abstract: By examining the map and map-like illustrations published in Hans Staden�s Warhaftige Historia\n(1557), this article argues that the maps underscore the truthfulness of the narrator by reinforcing\nhis role as an eyewitness observer. Beyond bolstering the narrator�s authority, Staden�s map\nprojects a distinctly different image of Brazil. The mapping tradition of mariners seems to have\nbeen a major influence, and the map accords ownership of the mainland to indigenous groups,\nmaking his a unique representation of sixteenth-century Brazil.

Source: Portuguese National Funding Agency for Science, Research and Technology (RCAAP Project by FCT)

DOI: 10.26300/0srg-tj70

Author: Metcalf, Alida C.

Institution: Rice University

Language: English

Topic: Historical Geography and Cartography

Subfield: Geography, Planning and Development

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W1559117754

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Cites: 27

Cited by: 2

Related to: 10