This Earthly Globe: A Venetian Geographer and the Quest [Premium Leather Bound]

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This Earthly Globe: A Venetian Geographer and the Quest [Premium Leather Bound]. ★ Complete Title: This Earthly Globe: A Venetian Geographer and the Quest to Map the World By Di Robilant, Andrea 2025 [Premium Leather Bound]. to detailed reports on Northern African cultures from the Muslim scholar and diplomat al-Hasan ibn Mohammad al-Wazzan (later known as Leo Africanus). GYAN BOOKS INTRODUCING A REMARKABLE LEATHER-BOUND EDITION, METICULOUSLY CRAFTED BY THE ESTEEMED INSTITUTION " RARE BIBLIO". This title holds the distinction of being a Bestseller, highly praised by readers across the GLOBE. We are thrilled to present this literary gem exclusively to our elite readers, meticulously encased in our one-of-a-kind Premium Leather Binding . Following your order, we purchase the book from the original publisher/distributor and embark on the process of rebinding to elevate this book to a Luxurious Reading Style. 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Product Details: - ★ Complete Title: This Earthly Globe: A Venetian Geographer and the Quest to Map the World By Di Robilant, Andrea 2025 [Premium Leather Bound] ★ Author: Di Robilant, Andrea ★ Language: ENGLISH ★ No. Of Pages: 272 ★ Year: 2025 ★ We provide ‘Extra customization*’ on request with additional charges. ★ We also undertake printing and Leather Binding of all the books. ★ Product Disclaimer: Please be aware that because leather is a natural material, slight discoloration or change in texture may be visible. About the Book: From the author of the best-selling A Venetian Affair ("A narrative of novelistic resonance . . . Astonishing" --The Washington Post ), the story of an Italian Renaissance book editor who introduced European minds to the wider world through his passion for geography "An extraordinary story that reads more like a thriller than a book about history. A dazzling tale, brilliantly told." --Peter Frankopan, author of The Silk Roads and The Earth Transformed In the autumn of 1550, a thick volume containing a wealth of geographical information new to Europeans, with startling woodcut maps of Africa, India and Indonesia, was published in Venice under the title Navigationi et Viaggi (Journeys and Navigations). The editor of this remarkable collection of travelogues, journals and classified government reports remained anonymous. Two additional volumes delivered the most accurate information available at the time on Asia and the "New World." The three volumes together constituted an unparalleled release of geographical data into the public domain. It was, Andrea di Robilant writes, the biggest Wikileak of the Renaissance. In This Earthly Globe , di Robilant brings to life not just the palace intrigues, editorial wheedling, delicate alliances and vibrant curiosity that resulted in this coup, but also its mastermind, editor Giovambattista Ramusio. Learned and self-effacing, he gathered a vast array of both popular and closely guarded narratives, from the journals of Marco Polo (he fact-checked them!) to detailed reports on Northern African cultures from the Muslim scholar and diplomat al-Hasan ibn Mohammad al-Wazzan (later known as Leo Africanus). Diverse voices spill out from these chapters as di Robilant recounts how Ramusio pursued the sources, and how he understood both the darker episodes of "exploration" involving colonial violence and the voyage stories that included accounts of people from African and Asian lands, who had a great deal to share about their cultures. The result is a far-flung and delightful homage to one of the founding fathers of modern geography.