Del mar soñado al mar hollado. El redescubrimiento del océano
Keywords:
ocean, late Middle Ages, navigation, cartography, myths and legends, alterityAbstract
This article analyses how the perception of the Ocean underwent some changes during the Late Middle Ages, as the Dark Sea turned into the Oceanic Overseas. Its leitmotiv is the withdrawal of the mythical interpretation so far given to this geographical space, shaped by poetic fancy, and the subsequent development of practical knowledge fostered by exploratory voyages. The experience achieved in the course of these centuries altered the ideas that so far had prevailed about the features of such a sea, as well as about the conditions required for sea navigation, the possibilities of trespassing its frontiers, the reach of its treasures and the rights of exploitation over the latter.
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