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The tyranny of the straight line : mapping modern Paris / Min Kyung Lee.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lee, Min Kyung (Writer on architecture), author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cartography--France--Paris--History.
- Cartography.
- City planning--France--Paris--History.
- City planning.
- Cartography--History--Case studies.
- City planning--History--Case studies.
- Paris (France)--Maps--History.
- Paris (France).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiii, 192 pages) : 145 illustrations (some color), maps, plans
- Other Title:
- Mapping modern Paris
- Place of Publication:
- New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, [2024]
- Summary:
- "Maps are rarely given the same attention as other print media or art forms in urban history. Author Min Kyung Lee shows their rich potential in this lavishly illustrated study, which brings together maps and other archival materials along with drawings and paintings. She works across disciplines to examine mapping practices in the development of nineteenth-century Paris and the transformative role that urban mapping had on the city's modernization. Lee investigates Paris's formation as a modern city, ultimately framing the practice of cartography as a catalyst for the emergence of new spatial and compositional theories"--Publisher's description.
- Contents:
- Master plans
- Triangulating the city
- Drawing grids
- The bureaucracy of plans
- Cartographic presentations
- Conclusion : the total view of the city.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-185) and index.
- Print version record and online resource (A&AePortal, viewed on May 5, 2025).
- ISBN:
- 0-300-28463-2
- OCLC:
- 17683874
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