Le livre & la geographie (1747-1829): sedimentation & erosion du savoir (1).(Critical essay) From: Papers of the Bibliographical Society of Canada | Date: September 22, 2007| Author: Wauters, Eric | COPYRIGHT 2007 Bibliographical Society of Canada. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

SUMMARY

The portable Dictionary by Vosgien (Jean-Baptiste Ladvocat aka Vosgien, a teacher at the Sorbonne) was a best-seller and was printed and translated from 1747 to 1858. To record the discoveries and changes in the world (which meant more places to describe), while keeping the work the same size, required a selection of the entries and increasingly shorter texts. The question is thus: what was added and what disappeared? A comparison of all the entries about Africa ...