− | '''Cosmography''' is the science that [[map]]s the general features of the [[universe]]; describes both [[heaven]] and [[Earth]] (but without encroaching on [[geography]] or [[astronomy]]). | + | '''Cosmography''' is the science that [[map]]s the general features of the [[universe]]; describes both [[universe|heaven]] and [[Earth]] (but without encroaching on [[geography]] or [[astronomy]]). |
| [[Peter Heylyn]]'s [[1652]] book "Cosmographie" (enlarged from his "Microcosmos" of [[1621]]) was one of the earliest attempts to describe the complete world in English being the first known description of [[Australia]] and among the first of [[California]]. The book comprises 4 sections, examining the geography, politics, and cultures of Europe, Asia, Africa, and America, with an addendum on [[Terra Incognita]], including Australia, and extending to [[Utopia]], [[Fairyland]], and the "Land of [[Chivalry|Chivalrie]]". | | [[Peter Heylyn]]'s [[1652]] book "Cosmographie" (enlarged from his "Microcosmos" of [[1621]]) was one of the earliest attempts to describe the complete world in English being the first known description of [[Australia]] and among the first of [[California]]. The book comprises 4 sections, examining the geography, politics, and cultures of Europe, Asia, Africa, and America, with an addendum on [[Terra Incognita]], including Australia, and extending to [[Utopia]], [[Fairyland]], and the "Land of [[Chivalry|Chivalrie]]". |