Robert Morden 心地よい空間へ
感性、 ではない
ギャラリーへ
ムードを選ぶだけで、空間がそれに応えます。光は冷たさや温もりを帯び、空気の流れが変わり、その感情を宿した作品だけが暗闇の中から浮かび上がります。それ以外のすべては、影の中へと退いていくのです。
Robert Morden
Robert Morden: Cartographer of a Shifting World The seventeenth century was an era of profound transformation, marked by burgeoning exploration, shifting political landscapes, and the relentless march of scientific inquiry. Within this dynamic context emerged Robert Morden (c. 1650 – 1703), an English bookseller, publisher, and mapmaker whose meticulous engravings profoundly shaped how England perceived its territories and its place wi
thin the wider world. More than simply a cartographer, Morden was a crucial intermediary between the burgeoning scientific community and the public, democratizing access to geographical knowledge in a way unprecedented for his time. Morden’s early life remains somewhat shrouded in mystery, though he apprenticed under Joseph Moxon, the renowned hydrographer to Charles II. This formative experience instilled within him a deep understand…
