Sous la leçon des vents Le monde d’André Thevet, cosmographe de la Renaissance

This book, dedicated to the cosmographer André Thevet (1516–1592), is divided into four, like the four winds of the earth. It situates Thevet in his context (“Le cosmographe en son siècle”), considers the idea of the Mediterranean Orient (“L’Orient captif”), looks at the explorations and great discoveries of the time (“Le Monde ouvert”), and draws lessons from Thevet’s travels (“Leçons de plein vent”). Everything occurs on the islands in the sea.