HIST 100: Mapping the World

Instructor: Victoria Morse
History
Fall 2010
Course Description
This course will explore the history of maps in medieval and early modern Europe. After an introduction to maps as rhetorical documents, we will examine the functions and forms of medieval European and Islamic cartography. We will then look closely at the continuities and transformations in map-making during the period of the European voyages. The focus of the course will be on understanding what purposes each map served within its own cultural context and how its visual form relates to that purpose. We will work closely with the facsimile maps in Gould Library Special Collections.

Map Assignment

Introduction

Introduction to the Map Assignment Sheet (Microsoft Word 2007 (.docx) 17kB Feb15 11)

Assignments

Exhibition Proposal (Microsoft Word 2007 (.docx) 17kB Feb15 11)

Writing Wall Cards (Microsoft Word 2007 (.docx) 17kB Feb15 11)

Visual Analysis Exercise (Microsoft Word 2007 (.docx) 16kB Feb15 11)