Homines nigri ab lacu Kitai. Chinesische Perlenhändler in Herbersteins „Rerum Moscoviticarum Commentarii

Homines nigri ab lacu Kitai. Chinesische Perlenhändler in Herbersteins „Rerum Moscoviticarum Commentarii

Herberstein's “Moscovia” contains the first Eurasian geographic map showing regions as distant as Peking; in addition, it mentions a trans-Siberian-route via the Ob River. This is why king Edward VI in 1551 wrote a missive “towards the mightie Empire of Cathay ...” not to Muscovy -when the “Mer...

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Veröffentlicht in:Jahrbücher für Geschichte Osteuropas 2006-01, Vol.54 (3), p.410-421
1. Verfasser: Kämpfer, Frank
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Zusammenfassung:Herberstein's “Moscovia” contains the first Eurasian geographic map showing regions as distant as Peking; in addition, it mentions a trans-Siberian-route via the Ob River. This is why king Edward VI in 1551 wrote a missive “towards the mightie Empire of Cathay ...” not to Muscovy -when the “Merchant Adventurers” started to explore the Eurasian North.
ISSN:0021-4019