The new nature of maps : essays in the history of cartography / J.B. Harley ; edited by Paul Laxton ; introductory essay by J.H. Andrews.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Harley, J. B. (John Brian)

Contributor:

Laxton, Paul.

Center for American Places.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cartography--History.

Cartography.

History.

Physical Description:

xv, 331 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press ; Santa Fe : Published in cooperation with the Center for American Places, 2001.

Contents:

Introduction: Meaning, Knowledge, and Power in the Map Philosophy of J. B. Harley / J. H. Andrews 1

1 Text and Contexts in the Interpretation of Early Maps 33

2 Maps, Knowledge, and Power 51

3 Silences and Secrecy: The Hidden Agenda of Cartography in Early Modern Europe 83

4 Power and Legitimation in the English Geographical Atlases of the Eighteenth Century 109

5 Deconstructing the Map 149

6 New England Cartography and the Native Americans 169

7 Can There Be a Cartographic Ethics? 197.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [297]-322) and index.

ISBN:

0801865662

OCLC:

45024500