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Reflections on the Knowledge of Shallow Waters (2021)

Isis: International Review Devoted to the History of Science and Its Cultural Influences
Volume: 112
Issue: 1
Pages: 150-153

DOI: 10.1086/713561

URI: https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/713561

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Littoral zone, nearshore Science and society Hydrography Cross-cultural comparison Cartography Travel; exploration Rivers Oceanography Coastal zone and estuarine studies

This essay traces the trajectory of the conceptual and representational history of maritime and riverain littorals across time and space, as discussed in the case studies presented in this Focus section. From late medieval Chinese cartography to modern hydrographical engineering, the piece addresses the diverse contexts in which scientific questions were formulated and problem solutions sought. The chronological progression guides the reader from the premodern cartographic depiction of shallow waters to an early modern European exploration of the life of the littoral to the emergence of modern scientific formulations on an oceanic scale and, finally, to the colonial and postcolonial collisions of science, politics, and law. Arabic sources on traditional Arabic navigation in the Indian Ocean provide examples that add to our knowledge of Chinese and European hydrographic concepts and practices.

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Article Wilko Graf von Hardenberg (2021) Knowing the Littoral: Perception and Representation of Terraqueous Spaces in a Global Perspective. Isis: International Review Devoted to the History of Science and Its Cultural Influences (pp. 108-110). unapi

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