Las Islas Afortunadas como frontera hacia lo desconocido. Un estudio desde la cartografía medieval [The Fortunate Islands as a Border to the Unknown. An Approach from Medieval Cartography] (2018)
Kevin Rodrígues Wittmann (Author)
Vegueta: Anuario de la Facultad de Geografía e Historia
Pages: 233-255
In this study we approach the symbiotic role of the Atlantic Ocean and its islands within the medieval context, as well as their connection to the way geographical space was conceived in the Middle Ages. Our aim is to analyse the development of the Fortunate Islands in depictions of the known world at the time, departing from the classical context and its established reference points for the western edges of the oecumene. Our main analytical tool consists of cartographical representations, which allow us to see a gradual shift in the archipelago’s role, slowly changing from a role defining the western border of the world, to acting as a nexus between the known world and another, newly discovered one.
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