EARLY TOURISM WRITING AT THE JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY, KRAKÓW (15TH C.-MID-17TH C.) Cover Image

EARLY TOURISM WRITING AT THE JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY, KRAKÓW (15TH C.-MID-17TH C.)
EARLY TOURISM WRITING AT THE JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY, KRAKÓW (15TH C.-MID-17TH C.)

Author(s): Antoni Jackowski
Contributor(s): Ewa Mossakowska (Translator)
Subject(s): Higher Education , 15th Century, 16th Century, 17th Century, Tourism
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: Jagiellonian University; geography; tourism;

Summary/Abstract: The author attempts to outline early tourism writing by professors and graduates from the Kraków Academy (Akademia Krakowska), the majority of which are geographic and cartographic works. Among the authors, Jan Długosz, Wawrzyniec Korwin, Jan z Głogowa, Maciej z Miechowa (Miechowita), Bernard Wapowski and Marcin Kromer should be mentioned.

  • Issue Year: 19/2009
  • Issue No: 1(2)
  • Page Range: 17-24
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: English