By Michael
The following link redirects to my second entry in a new column hosted by the Central Eurasian Studies Society. The focus of the column is historical geography.
Category: Cartography
Redirect: Renat Maps
The following link redirects to my first entry in a new column hosted by the Central Eurasian Studies Society. The focus of my contributions will be historical geography.
J. G. Renat – Early Modern Swedish Superhero
Johan Gustaf Renat (1682-1744) was an amazing historical figure, a Swedish man with an uncanny skill for survival in strange environments who traveled further afield into Turko-Mongol territory than practically any other European in his generation. He has left an interesting trail of documents and traces in others’ accounts of the time, but still one must rely on conjecture and speculation to put together many of the personal details of his life. Continue reading J. G. Renat – Early Modern Swedish Superhero
