This article analyses the processes of representation and perception of the Pacific Ocean landscape as derived from the narrative of the voyage by Gemelli Carreri (1698) on board of the Manila Galleon. The article also introduces the... more
This article analyses the processes of representation and perception of the Pacific Ocean landscape as derived from the narrative of the voyage by Gemelli Carreri (1698) on board of the Manila Galleon. The article also introduces the concept «Sailscape» as the practical and symbolic construction of the oceanic environment and as part of the navigation and geographical imagination. The theoretical analysis of the Pacific «sailscape» has been illustrated by means of Gemelli’s text. In addition to that, the navigator’s scope and the ship’s trip have been regarded as spatial agents in the construction of the landscape.
Este trabajo analiza los procesos de representación y percepción del paisaje del océano Pacífico a partir de la narración del viaje de Gemelli Carreri (1698) a bordo del Galeón de Manila. Presenta el concepto «Sailscape» como construcción práctica y simbólica del entorno oceánico, como parte de la navegación y de la imaginación geográfica. Con el texto de Gemelli se ha ilustrado el análisis teórico del «sailscape» pacífico, atendiendo a la mirada del navegante y al recorrido de la nave como agentes espaciales en la construcción del paisaje.
