Dimitrie Cantemir - Forerunner of Regional Geographical Research
Keywords:
Dimitrie Cantemir, Descriptio Moldaviae, regional geographyAbstract
[EN] The territory represents the scene of human life, offering the conditions and possibilities that human societies capitalize on differently. Man, since the beginning of his evolution, has modified the space in which he lives, transforming environmental conditions (from the appearance of early agricultural activities to industrialization and deindustrialization or tertiarization and, currently, takes the form of the development of the quaternary sector). In a progressive manner, the study of human activities and the natural factors that influenced these activities was carried out - the study of the evolution of society and its changes in relation to the environment. Until the 19th century, from a geographical point of view, descriptive studies of the various regions by scholars or by travelers who arrived for the first time in those lands dominated. Dimitrie Cantemir was the personality of the 18th century, who through his complex writings provides us with information about life in the boroughs of Moldavia in that period. Moreover, it creates a detailed map of Moldova, as a synthesis of the written text.
[FR] Le territoire représente le théâtre de la vie humaine, offrant les conditions et les possibilités que les sociétés humaines exploitent différemment. L'homme, depuis le début de son évolution, a modifié l'espace dans lequel il vit, transformant les conditions environnementales (depuis l'apparition des premières activités agricoles jusqu'à l'industrialisation et la désindustrialisation ou la tertiarisation et, actuellement, prend la forme du développement du secteur quaternaire). De manière progressive, l'étude des activités humaines et des facteurs naturels qui ont influencé ces activités a été réalisée - l'étude de l'évolution de la société et de ses changements par rapport à l'environnement. Jusqu'au XIXe siècle, d'un point de vue géographique, dominaient les études descriptives des différentes régions par des savants ou par des voyageurs arrivant pour la première fois sur ces terres. Dimitrie Cantemir était la personnalité du XVIIIe siècle qui, à travers ses écrits complexes, nous renseigne sur la vie des bourgs moldaves de cette époque. De plus, il réalise une carte détaillée de la Moldavie, en guise de synthèse de ses écrits.
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