Encounters in the New World: Jesuit Cartography of the Americas

by Mirela Altic

Analyzing more than 150 historical maps, this book traces the Jesuits' significant contributions to mapping and mapmaking from their arrival in the New World.

In 1540, in the wake of the tumult brought on by the Protestant Reformation, Saint Ignatius of Loyola founded the Society of Jesus, also known as the Jesuits. The Society's goal was to revitalize the faith of Catholics and to evangelize to non-Catholics through charity, education,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022679105X
• ISBN13: 9780226791050
• Release Date: July 2022
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 504 Pages
• Weight: 2.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 7.0" x 10.1"