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The Cartography Of North America 1500 1800
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Author : Pierluigi Portinaro
language : en
Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Facts on File
Release Date : 1987
The Cartography Of North America 1500 1800 written by Pierluigi Portinaro and has been published by New York, N.Y. : Facts on File this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with Technology & Engineering categories.
Traces the history of maps of North America, discusses the work of early cartographers and outlines the exploration of the continent
The Cartography Of North America
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Author : Pierluigi Portinaro
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015
The Cartography Of North America written by Pierluigi Portinaro and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with Cartography categories.
"Contains 180 extensively captioned maps, nearly all in full color, as well as more than 90 supplementary illustrations ... [and] biographical notes on the foremost cartographers."--Front jacket flap.
American Beginnings
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Author : Emerson W. Baker
language : en
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Release Date : 1994-01-01
American Beginnings written by Emerson W. Baker and has been published by U of Nebraska Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994-01-01 with History categories.
This illustrated collection of essays examines early Native American contact with European explorers, fishermen, and traders in “Norumbega,” the sixteenth-century name of the Atlantic coast of New England near the Penobscot River in Maine. This coast was the focus of several French and English voyagers seeking a northwest passage and other avenues to riches and treasure. A tacit division gradually emerged: the French concentrated on the region north of the Penobscot and the English on the lands to the south. The 100 illustrations in this book come largely from the Osher Map Library at the University of Southern Maine and include many rare early maps (1500–1800). Ten are reproduced in full color.
The First Mapping Of America
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Author : Alex Johnson
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2017-08-23
The First Mapping Of America written by Alex Johnson and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-08-23 with Technology & Engineering categories.
The First Mapping of America tells the story of the General Survey. At the heart of the story lie the remarkable maps and the men who made them - the commanding and highly professional Samuel Holland, Surveyor-General in the North, and the brilliant but mercurial William Gerard De Brahm, Surveyor-General in the South. Battling both physical and political obstacles, Holland and De Brahm sought to establish their place in the firmament of the British hierarchy. Yet the reality in which they had to operate was largely controlled from afar, by Crown administrators in London and the colonies and by wealthy speculators, whose approval or opposition could make or break the best laid plans as they sought to use the Survey for their own ends.
The Mapping Of North America
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Author : John Goss
language : en
Publisher: Secaucus, N.J. : Wellfleet Press
Release Date : 1990
The Mapping Of North America written by John Goss and has been published by Secaucus, N.J. : Wellfleet Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Travel categories.
Describes and reproduces early maps of North America, its regions and cities, from the earliest woodcuts to detailed nineteenth-century maps
The Cartography Of North America 1500 1800
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Author : Pierluigi Portinaro
language : en
Publisher: Booksales
Release Date : 1987
The Cartography Of North America 1500 1800 written by Pierluigi Portinaro and has been published by Booksales this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with Cartography categories.
Over a span of 300 years, cartography came of age both as a science and an art form. The mapping of America tells a story of a daring exploitation and fierce colonial rivalry. Over 180 extensively captioned full-color maps and 90 supplementary illustrations.
Early American Cartographies
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Author : Martin Brückner
language : en
Publisher: UNC Press Books
Release Date : 2012-12-01
Early American Cartographies written by Martin Brückner and has been published by UNC Press Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-01 with History categories.
Maps were at the heart of cultural life in the Americas from before colonization to the formation of modern nation-states. The fourteen essays in Early American Cartographies examine indigenous and European peoples' creation and use of maps to better represent and understand the world they inhabited. Drawing from both current historical interpretations and new interdisciplinary perspectives, this collection provides diverse approaches to understanding the multilayered exchanges that went into creating cartographic knowledge in and about the Americas. In the introduction, editor Martin Bruckner provides a critical assessment of the concept of cartography and of the historiography of maps. The individual essays, then, range widely over space and place, from the imperial reach of Iberian and British cartography to indigenous conceptualizations, including "dirty," ephemeral maps and star charts, to demonstrate that pre-nineteenth-century American cartography was at once a multiform and multicultural affair. This volume not only highlights the collaborative genesis of cartographic knowledge about the early Americas; the essays also bring to light original archives and innovative methodologies for investigating spatial relations among peoples in the western hemisphere. Taken together, the authors reveal the roles of early American cartographies in shaping popular notions of national space, informing visual perception, animating literary imagination, and structuring the political history of Anglo- and Ibero-America. The contributors are: Martin Bruckner, University of Delaware Michael J. Drexler, Bucknell University Matthew H. Edney, University of Southern Maine Jess Edwards, Manchester Metropolitan University Junia Ferreira Furtado, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil William Gustav Gartner, University of Wisconsin–Madison Gavin Hollis, Hunter College of the City University of New York Scott Lehman, independent scholar Ken MacMillan, University of Calgary Barbara E. Mundy, Fordham University Andrew Newman, Stony Brook University Ricardo Padron, University of Virginia Judith Ridner, Mississippi State University
Surveying And Mapping
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1988
Surveying And Mapping written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with Cartography categories.
The Map Thief
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Author : Michael Blanding
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2014-05-29
The Map Thief written by Michael Blanding and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-29 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The story of an infamous crime, a revered map dealer with an unsavory secret, and the ruthless subculture that consumed him Maps have long exerted a special fascination on viewers—both as beautiful works of art and as practical tools to navigate the world. But to those who collect them, the map trade can be a cutthroat business, inhabited by quirky and sometimes disreputable characters in search of a finite number of extremely rare objects. Once considered a respectable antiquarian map dealer, E. Forbes Smiley spent years doubling as a map thief —until he was finally arrested slipping maps out of books in the Yale University library. The Map Thief delves into the untold history of this fascinating high-stakes criminal and the inside story of the industry that consumed him. Acclaimed reporter Michael Blanding has interviewed all the key players in this stranger-than-fiction story, and shares the fascinating histories of maps that charted the New World, and how they went from being practical instruments to quirky heirlooms to highly coveted objects. Though pieces of the map theft story have been written before, Blanding is the first reporter to explore the story in full—and had the rare privilege of having access to Smiley himself after he’d gone silent in the wake of his crimes. Moreover, although Smiley swears he has admitted to all of the maps he stole, libraries claim he stole hundreds more—and offer intriguing clues to prove it. Now, through a series of exclusive interviews with Smiley and other key individuals, Blanding teases out an astonishing tale of destruction and redemption. The Map Thief interweaves Smiley’s escapades with the stories of the explorers and mapmakers he knew better than anyone. Tracking a series of thefts as brazen as the art heists in Provenance and a subculture as obsessive as the oenophiles in The Billionaire’s Vinegar, Blanding has pieced together an unforgettable story of high-stakes crime.
Historical Maps Of North America
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Author : Michael Swift
language : en
Publisher: PRC Publishing
Release Date : 2001
Historical Maps Of North America written by Michael Swift and has been published by PRC Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Amérique du Nord - Cartes categories.
Featuring more than 100 beautifully crafted antique maps and charts, previously available only to researchers, this engrossing volume celebrates the art of cartography. Chronologically arranged form the early 1600s to the turn of the 19th century. Extended captions put each map in context and provide fascinating insights into American history, including details about early New York, Boston, and Pennsylvania, and about military engagements of the Revolutionary and Civil Wars. "Provides insight into the historic pageant that is the evolution North America....All levels/collections."--"Choice."