Four centuries of special geography : an annotated guide to books that purport to describe all the countries in the world published in English before 1888, with a critical introduction / O.F.G. Sitwell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sitwell, O. F. G., 1933-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Geography--Bibliography.

Geography.

Geography--Early works to 1800--Bibliography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (681 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Vancouver : UBC Press, c1993.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Geography as an academic discipline dates back to the last few decades of the nineteenth century. However, during the preceding centuries a large body of English-language literature relevant to the field of special geography was published. Four Centuries of Special Geography lists all the works published before 1888 and includes descriptions of each entry and notes on later editions. Francis Sitwell has written an extensive introduction in which he provides a detailed guide to the organization and contents of the bibliography. He also evaluates special geography as a genre which contributed to scholarly discourse from the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries. In addition, he examines the genre as a whole and discusses its relation to the evolving world of ideas during the same time period. The result of several years of data-gathering, this book will be a valuable research tool for anyone seeking to examine aspects of the development of the field of geography in the years before it was defined as a distinct academic discipline. It will also be useful to those whose research focuses on the acquisition and transmission of geographical knowledge prior to the twentieth century, in particular on the place of geography in educational curricula.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Tables and Figures

Preface

Introduction

Special Geography as a Genre

Special Geography in Its Historical Context and the Chronology of Publication

A Preliminary Assessment

The Contribution of This Guide

A Guide for Users

Notes

Codes and Abbreviations

Book Categories

General Abbreviations

Library Codes

Main Entries

Sources

Part 1: General Catalogues, Bibliographies, and Related Works

Part 2: Books, Papers, and Other Papers Related to Special Geography and to the History of Ideas

Index

The Chronology of Publication

Short Titles.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [607]-617) and index.

ISBN:

9786613225764

9781283225762

128322576X

9780774854702

0774854707

OCLC:

243572281