Mapping and Charting in Early Modern England and France : Power, Patronage, and Production.

By:

Petto, Christine

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Toposophia: Thinking Place/Making Space SeriesPublisher: Blue Ridge Summit : Lexington Books/Fortress Academic, 2015Copyright date: ©2015Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (251 pages)Content type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9780739175378

Subject(s):

Map industry and trade - France - Paris - History

Genre/Form:

Electronic books.

Additional physical formats: Print version:: Mapping and Charting in Early Modern England and FranceDDC classification:

526.0942

LOC classification:

GA793.5 -- .P488 2015eb

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Contents:

Intro -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Abbreviations -- 1 Cartographic Imagery and Representations of Power -- 2 Mapping the Land -- 3 Chart Making in England and France, and Charting the English Channel -- 4 Paper Encroachments -- 5 Charting the Seas of the East Indies -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.

Summary: This book is a comparative study of the production and role of maps, charts, and atlases in early modern England and France with a particular focus on Paris and London.

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This book is a comparative study of the production and role of maps, charts, and atlases in early modern England and France with a particular focus on Paris and London.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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