Mapping Insularity: a Visual History of Islands in Medieval and Early Modern Worlds /
What lies behind an island? Is an island just a piece of land surrounded by water? Or is it from a cultural, symbolic and even geographical perspective much more than that? Considering the symbolic nature of islands as a longue durée and through the analysis of maps, texts and historical accounts, t...
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