EURASIAN HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY AS REFLECTED IN GEOGRAPHICAL LITERATURE AND IN MAPS FROM THE 13TH TO THE MID-17TH CENTURIES

When we talk about Eurasian Historical Geography, usually the vast steppes between Asia and Europe come to mind. However, this geography included the great lands of Eurasia spanning from East to West that was connected by the historical Silk Road that contained important ancient cities along the road. Names of the cities that we remembered or forgotten about have lived and reached today in the memories of the societies, archival materials and maps. There are numerous books has written and will be published in the future as well that examines the perception of space and time in the historical background of the place names.