Research Output per year
Personal profile
Personal information
Research interests:
- History of knowledge (1500-1800)
- Cultural history (1500-1800)
- Imagination and the senses
- Visual cultures and epistemologies
- History of the (representation of the) Earth
- Cartographic history
Wouter de Vries (1993) is a PhD candidate at the VU University Amsterdam. His research focuses on the interaction of imagination, visuality and knowledge in the early modern period. Previous projects include a study of the genre of coastal profiles between 1500-1800 and a study into the visual epistemologies of early modern colonial maps at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science (Berlin). He is currently working on the project Imagining Earth - Prints as Evidence in Natural Philosophy, 1650-1750.
Ancillary activities
- Werkgroep Achttiende Eeuw | Amsterdam | Bestuurder | 2019-02-01 - present
Ancillary activities are updated daily
Research Output 2015 2018
Het Natuurlijk Tover-Boek: pseudo-Goeree?
de Vries, W. J., 2018, In : Volkskunde. 119, 2, p. 176-183 8 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic
Jan Goeree: Graveur en amateurpoëet
de Vries, W. J., 13 Mar 2018Research output: Online publication or Non-textual form › Online publication or Website › Popular
Willem Goeree: Boekverkoper, Bijbelkenner en beeldkunstenaar
de Vries, W. J., 13 Mar 2018Research output: Online publication or Non-textual form › Online publication or Website › Popular
Ooggetuigen van de Schepping: Bijbelkritiek en natuurfilosofie in het werk van Willem Goeree
de Vries, W. J., 2017, In : Skript. Historisch Tijdschrift. 39, 2Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic
Land in zicht! Landverkenningen en navigatie
de Vries, W. J., 2016, In : Zeemagazijn. 43, 2Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Popular
Activities 2015 2019
Imagineering the Heavens
Wouter de Vries (Invited speaker)17 Jan 2019 → 19 Jan 2019
Activity: Lecture / Presentation › Academic
Imagining Earth
Wouter de Vries (Invited speaker)3 Oct 2018
Activity: Lecture / Presentation › Academic
Land in zicht! - Visualiteit, kennis en de constructie van ruimte in landverkenningen, 1500-1800
Wouter de Vries (Speaker)19 Feb 2016
Activity: Lecture / Presentation › Academic
Het Scheepvaartmuseum Amsterdam
Wouter de Vries (Visiting researcher)1 Feb 2015 → 1 Feb 2016
Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution
Max-Planck-Institut für Wissenschaftsgeschichte
Wouter de Vries (Visiting researcher)Sep 2015 → Nov 2015
Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution
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