universal cosmography project of Reyner Wolfe
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The universal cosmography project of Reyner Wolfe was an ambitious mid-16th-century English publishing venture aiming to produce a comprehensive description of the known world, on which Raphael Holinshed worked before developing his famous chronicles.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
16th-century work
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cosmography ⓘ publishing project ⓘ |
| aimedTo |
compile a comprehensive world description
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produce a universal cosmography ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
English Renaissance scholarship
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Tudor historiography ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| describedAs | comprehensive description of the known world ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
cartography
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historical geography ⓘ printing ⓘ |
| genre |
cosmography
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geographical description ⓘ |
| hasContributor | Raphael Holinshed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCreator | Reyner Wolfe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableParticipant |
Raphael Holinshed
NERFINISHED
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Reyner Wolfe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPublisher | Reyner Wolfe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | expansion of geographical knowledge in the 16th century ⓘ |
| inception | mid-16th century ⓘ |
| influenced | Holinshed's Chronicles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| locationOfActivity | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
cosmography
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description of the known world ⓘ geography ⓘ |
| preceded | Holinshed's work on his chronicles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | unfinished ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Tudor period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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