New Data on Marcin Broniowski (Broniewski) and His Tartariae Descriptio (1578)
New Data on Marcin Broniowski (Broniewski) and His Tartariae Descriptio (1578)

Summary/Abstract: The article is devoted to the biography of the Polish traveller and diplomat Marcin Broniowski (d. 1592), author of Tartariae descriptio (1578), a classic description of early modern Crimea. While working on the article, I discovered a number of previously unknown Polish sources relating to the diplomat’s biography. This allowed me to reconstruct Marcin Broniowski’s biography and the chronology of his visits to Crimea. I also analyse the main early modern editions and translations of Tartariae descriptio, as well as its influence on the history of European geographical thought.

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