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Seventeenth Century Jesuit surveys for a secure overland route from Europe to China
| Resumo: | During the 1680s, the Jesuit missionaries made the last great attempt of the seventeenth century to realise the project that sought to link Europe and China via an overland route. This attempt unfolded symmetrically and almost simultaneously against the backdrop of Peking and Paris. The objective was to find a trans-Siberian route, a novelty as compared to all the attempts and plans that had been drawn up in the past. In brief, it sought to make the most of the opportunities that had been opened up by the rapid Russian progress towards the Pacific and the resulting consolidation of Moscow’s empire in Siberia. |
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| Autores principais: | Oliveira, Francisco Roque De |
| Assunto: | Central Asia China Overland roots from China to Europe Jesuit surveys Travel literature 17th century |
| Ano: | 2012 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Tipo de documento: | capítulo de livro |
| Tipo de acesso: | acesso restrito |
| Instituição associada: | Universidade de Lisboa |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| Origem: | Repositório da Universidade de Lisboa |
| Resumo: | During the 1680s, the Jesuit missionaries made the last great attempt of the seventeenth century to realise the project that sought to link Europe and China via an overland route. This attempt unfolded symmetrically and almost simultaneously against the backdrop of Peking and Paris. The objective was to find a trans-Siberian route, a novelty as compared to all the attempts and plans that had been drawn up in the past. In brief, it sought to make the most of the opportunities that had been opened up by the rapid Russian progress towards the Pacific and the resulting consolidation of Moscow’s empire in Siberia. |
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