Kaart van het Stichtsche Academie-Land.
Map of a fictional island filled with places and features bearing names in Latin and Dutch that refer to university studies, serving as a humorous and metaphorical depiction of the "journey" of a university student through their academic life.
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| Format: | Map |
| Language: | Dutch |
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[Utrecht] :
[J. van Schoonhoven en N. van der Monde],
[1834?]
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| Summary: | Map of a fictional island filled with places and features bearing names in Latin and Dutch that refer to university studies, serving as a humorous and metaphorical depiction of the "journey" of a university student through their academic life. Van Ellemeet visited Oxford during his time in England, and it is likely that while there he acquired a copy of Joseph Vincent's Oxford in Epitome (1819), which explored the theme of an academic voyage from the perspective of an Oxford student. In Van Ellemeet's map, the student's journey begins at the Father Land at the top left, with the goal of reaching the Golden Mountains at the bottom. The student must weather trials and avoid temptations throughout the journey. The first obstacles are the Swamp of Creditors, the Domains of Bacchus and Venus (representing drinking and love), and the Dales of Distraction before one can cross the Mountains of Mathematics and the Republic of Literature. Thereafter the student may choose a path through philosophy, medicine, law, or theology. The final step is to pass through Fort Exams and on to the Island of Rejoicing (without crossing the bridge to the Land of Horrors). |
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| Item Description: | Relief shown pictorially. From: Utrechtsche Studenten-Almanak, 1834, official publication of the Utrechtsch Studenten Corps. Drawn by Willem Cornelis Mary de Jonge van Ellemeet, who was a student at Utrecht University at the time of its creation. The Cushing Library/Science Fiction copy is part of the Maps of Imaginary Places Collection. |
| Physical Description: | 1 map ; 37 x 31 cm |