Last updated
September 19, 2023
Terms of use
Open use

Description

Printed travelogues from the 16th to the 19th century shaped the ideas of foreign countries and continents. They informed, alienated and dramatised and thus satisfied the curiosity of the readers. They could trigger admiration and amazement as well as feelings of superiority. Many of the travelogues digitised on the e-rara platform are available as full texts and can be searched by keyword. In this way, the depiction of certain regions (for example ameri*), foreign religions (for example braman*), Indian languages (for example damul*, sanscrit*), and much more can be compared in the various reports. The pictorial representation is also interesting, as many travelogues contain prints.

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Additional information

Identifier
gedruckte-reiseberichte-des-16-bis-19-jh@zb_zuerich
Issued date
September 18, 2023
Modified date
September 19, 2023
Publisher
Zentralbibliothek Zürich
Contact points
Annabelle Wiegart
Languages
  • German
  • French
Further information
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Landing page
https://www.e-rara.ch/nav/classification/5878739
Documentation
Temporal coverage
January 1, 1501 - December 31, 1899
Spatial coverage
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Update interval
Irregular
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