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On Maciej Miechowita's "Treatise on the Two Sarmatias"
On Maciej Miechowita's "Treatise on the Two Sarmatias"
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31 minutes
Released:
Sep 9, 2022
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In Treatise on the Two Sarmatias, Polish scholar Maciej Miechowita argued that two mountain ranges that were described on maps dating back to antiquity did not, in fact, exist. This was the 1500s, and Europeans’ understanding of the world was changing. When they looked at the old maps, things didn’t always line up. New mapmakers were pushing back against ancient maps that showed a world they didn’t see or didn’t believe in. Michael Tworek is an associate professor in the History Department at Harvard University. His research and teaching focuses on early modern Europe, particularly central and eastern Europe. Some of his current book projects explore Europe’s role in early modern globalization.
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Released:
Sep 9, 2022
Format:
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