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Representing the Republic : mapping the United States, 1600-1900 John Rennie Short
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Staff Reference STAFF GA 405 .S56 2001
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Short, John R.
- Series:
- Picturing history
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cartography--United States--History.
- Cartography.
- United States--Maps.
- United States.
- Local Subjects:
- United States--Maps.
- Physical Description:
- 256 p. : ill., maps, 1 port. ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Reaktion, 2001.
- Contents:
- Part 1. Representing the new state. 'The seeking out and discovery of courses, havens, countries, and places' ; Representing the New Netherlands ; Imperial claims ; Representing the new state
- pt. 2. Representing the republic. A new mode of thinking ; The father of American geography ; A sensible foreigner ; Mapmaking in Philadelphia
- pt. 3. Representing the nation. Inscribing the national landscape ; Mapping the national territory ; Constructing the national community ; Locating the national economy ; A postcolonial postscript.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Staff Reference Collection: 4th Floor Processing.
- ISBN:
- 1861890869
- 9781861890863
- OCLC:
- 46333671
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