非西方地图学传统的断裂与连续

Discontinuity and Continuity of Tradition of Non-Western Cartography

以芝加哥大学出版的多卷本《地图学史》为中心,从大区域、长时段的角度总结了东亚、伊斯兰世界和南亚传统地图学的特色。认为非西方地图学传统的断裂与连续,既是一个事实问题,也是一个认识问题。随着西方科学地图学成为主流,非西方地图学传统发生了断裂,但后者并非一夜之间消失于世,而是在多个方面表现出与现代社会的联结。多卷本《地图学史》为中国地图学史研究带来多方面的启示。

Based on the multi-volume The History of Cartography published by the University of Chicago Press,this article analyzes the features of non-Western cartography from the perspective of in large regions and long periods and focuses on the discontinuity and continuity of this kind of tradition.The author summarizes the characteristics of the cartography in the East Asia,the Islamic world,and South Asia traditional society and points out that the research of the discontinuity and continuity of tradition of non-westerncartography not only relates to some historical facts but also needs a change of methodology.The modern periods witnessed the prevalence of the western scientific cartography as well as the discontinuity of the nonWestern cartographic traditions,but the latter did not disappear overnight.Instead,they continued to show various connections with modern society.Finally,this article thinks over the inspiration of the multi-volume The History of Cartography for the study of the history of Chinese cartography.