Mapping Ethnography in Early Modern Germany: New Worlds in Print Culture - Paperback

by S. Leitch (Author)

As the first book-length examination of the role of German print culture in mediating Europe's knowledge of the newly discovered people of Africa, South Asia, and the Americas, this work highlights a unique and early incident of visual accuracy and an unprecedented investment in the practice of ethnography.

Author Biography

STEPHANIE LEITCH is an Assistant Professor of Northern European Art at Florida State University, USA.