Republic of Venice; Indian Ocean; Red Sea; Portuguese voyages
Abstract :
[en] During the 15th century what was known about the Indian Ocean in Venice came from travel narratives, often thought to be fantastic, and it was mediated through the Red Sea and the Mamluk Sultanate. In the early 16th century, however, after the first Portuguese expedition to India, there was an institutional and private turn of the knowledge about that part of the world. This paper illustrates how this turn can be tracked in Venice's private commercial correspondence and public records.
Research Center/Unit :
Transitions - Transitions (Département de recherches sur le Moyen Âge tardif & la première Modernité) - ULiège
Disciplines :
Art & art history
Author, co-author :
Argentini, Michele ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Transitions - Unité de recherches sur le Moyen Âge et la première Modernité
Language :
English
Title :
From the Red Sea to the Adriatic: Venice and the Knowledge of the Indian Ocean (15th-16th century)
Publication date :
28 June 2025
Event name :
Connecting Courts and Coasts: Trade, Knowledge, and Cultural Networks in the Western Indian Ocean (From Post-Classical India to the Late Mughal Era)
Event organizer :
Professor Frédéric Bauden (Liège University) Dr. Hamid Moein (Liège University) Professor Eva De Clercq (Ghent University)
Event place :
Liège, Belgium
Event date :
27-28 June 2025
Audience :
International
Name of the research project :
DiplomatiCon: A Connected History of Medieval Mediterranean Diplomacy
