La luna de España: Mapas, ciencia y poder en la época de los Austrias
Abstract
Through different approaches, the Moon and celestial spaces were present in Early Mod ern reflections. This article deals with them specially by means of a fictious sideral voyage
written by Juan de Maldonado in 1532 and the Lunar topography established by the lead ing Antewrp cosmographer Miquel Florenz Van Langren during the 1630's. Besides giving
the opportunity for description of curious costums, the former, or for a unique Lunar nomen clator honouring the House of Habsburg, the latter, both cases show the strong presence
of maps and graphic representation of the Earth in contemporary culture. This feature, wich
lies in Philip II’s cartographic education, is placed in relation to the practice by himself and
Philip IV, and also by other rulers, to keep maps and cartographical information hidden, as
if they were state secrets, by a time of increasing international concurrence in the political,
military and scientific arenas.
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