Описание Московского царства в латинских космографиях: практики перевода на примере «Космографии Меркатора» и «Описания Света» Де Линды

Диалог со временем. 2026. № 96. С. 278–293.

Кузнецова А. Д.

The translation of the cosmographies` descriptions of Muscovy into Russian depended not only on the translators’ knowledge of Latin, but also on the structure of the original text and the experience of previous translations. The compilation nature of cosmographies and the narrow range of their sources led to the repeated translation of the same information. Using  the example of the chapters on «Moscow» from «Mercator’s Cosmography» (1637) and translated «Description of the World» (early 18th century) by Luca de Linda, this article shows how different translators solved the problem of transferring the realities of Muscovite life, re-interpreted in Latin, back into Russian and how the earlier «Mercator’sCosmography» could influence the translation of «Description of the World». Changes and restructuring of the Latin original or, conversely, fidelity to it also reflected how the compilers of the translations view the place of the Muscovy in the picture of the whole world.

Keywords: перевод, translation, Московское царство, Political Language, политический язык, Muscovy, Luca de Linda «Descriptio Orbis», Mercator’s Cosmography, Космография Меркатора, Описание света

Publication based on the results of: Social transformation processes in the context of the changing political communication languages in Russia in the 16th-20th centuries (2024)