Paris in François de Belleforest’s universal cosmography: cartography and politics at the time of the French Wars of Religion

Author(s)

  • Margriet Hoogvliet

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18352/relief.129

Keywords:

culture française, cartographie, Renaissance, Paris

Abstract

For the modern public, the description of Paris in the Cosmographie universelle, written by François de Belleforest and published in 1575, is probably disappointing: the author reproduces other texts and is more concerned with historiography than scientific cartography. However, thanks to new perspectives offered by recent theories of cartography, this description of Paris, published at the time of the French Wars of Religion, appears more like a political discourse, translating the opinions of urban elites and defending their interests.

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Author Biography

  • Margriet Hoogvliet
    Margriet Hoogvliet travaille comme chargée de cours à l’Université d’Amsterdam. Dans ses publications elle s’occupe surtout de l’histoire culturelle de la cartographie et des rapports entre texte et image.

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Published

2008-02-19

Issue

Section

Articles - thematic dossier

How to Cite

Hoogvliet, M. (2008) “Paris in François de Belleforest’s universal cosmography: cartography and politics at the time of the French Wars of Religion”, RELIEF - REVUE ÉLECTRONIQUE DE LITTÉRATURE FRANÇAISE, 2(1), pp. 111–127. doi:10.18352/relief.129.