Mapping Empires: Colonial Cartographies of Land and Sea
7th International Symposium of the ICA Commission on the History of Cartography, 2018
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Beschreibung
This book comprises 17 chapters derived from new research papers presented at the 7th International Symposium of the ICA Commission on the History of Cartography, held in Oxford from 13 to 15 September 2018 and jointly organized by the ICA Commission on Topographic Mapping and the Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford. The overall conference theme was ‘Mapping Empires: Colonial Cartographies of Land and Sea’. The book presents a breadth of original research undertaken by internationally recognized authors in the field of historical cartography and offers a significant contribution to the development of this growing field and to many interdisciplinary aspects of geography, history and the geographic information sciences. It is intended for researchers, teachers, postgraduate students, map librarians and archivists.
This book comprises 17 chapters derived from new research papers presented at the 7th International Symposium of the ICA Commission on the History of Cartography, held in Oxford from 13 to 15 September 2018 and jointly organized by the ICA Commission on Topographic Mapping and the Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford. The overall conference theme was ‘Mapping Empires: Colonial Cartographies of Land and Sea’. The book presents a breadth of original research undertaken by internationally recognized authors in the field of historical cartography and offers a significant contribution to the development of this growing field and to many interdisciplinary aspects of geography, history and the geographic information sciences. It is intended for researchers, teachers, postgraduate students, map librarians and archivists.
Presents the findings of original research by internationally recognized authors in historical cartography based at leading academic institutions worldwide Offers unique insights into the nexus between mapping and empires, with a particular focus on the nineteenth century Provides unparalleled scope in examining the development of cartography as an imperial and colonial project Shows that the critical focus of the ‘mapping empires’ theme bears exceptional inter- and multi-disciplinary relevance Includes previously unpublished maps
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Alexander James Kent
Themen in »Mapping Empires: Colonial Cartographies of Land and Sea«
History of Cartography Colonial Cartography Nineteenth-century Cartography Maps and Exploration Map Curation and Preservation Thematic Mapping Survey and Empire historical geography