Mapping the Traveled Space: Hans Staden’s Maps in Warhaftige Historia

Abstract

By examining the map and map-like illustrations published in Hans Staden�s Warhaftige Historia\n(1557), this article argues that the maps underscore the truthfulness of the narrator by reinforcing\nhis role as an eyewitness observer. Beyond bolstering the narrator�s authority, Staden�s map\nprojects a distinctly different image of Brazil. The mapping tradition of mariners seems to have\nbeen a major influence, and the map accords ownership of the mainland to indigenous groups,\nmaking his a unique representation of sixteenth-century Brazil.

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