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A novel work in the history of cartography, 'The Sovereign Map' argues that maps are as much about thinking as seeing, as much about the art of persuasion as the science of geography. As a classicist, Christian Jacob brings a fresh eye to his subject& which includes maps from Greek Antiquity to the twentieth century& and provides a theoretical approach to investigating the power of maps to inform, persuade, and inspire the imagination. Beginning with a historical overview of maps and their creation& from those traced in the dirt by primitive hands to the monumental Dutch atlases and ornate maps on Italian palace walls& Jacob goes on to consider the visual components of cartography: the decorative periphery, geometric grid, topographical lines, dots, details of iconographic figures, and many other aspects. Considering text on maps& titles, toponyms, legends, and keys& Jacob proposes that writing can both clarify and interfere with a map's visual presentation. Finally Jacob examines the role of the viewer in decoding a map's meaning and the role of society in defining the power of maps as authoritative depictions of space. Innovative in its philosophical motivation and its interdisciplinary approach to looking at and writing about maps, 'The Sovereign Map' is eagerly awaited by scholars from many different fields.
912 <036> --- 528.9 --- 528.9 Cartography. Mapping (textual documents) --- Cartography. Mapping (textual documents) --- Cartografie. Kaarten. Plattegronden. Atlassen--Gidsen. Inleidingen --- Historische Cartografie. --- Cartography --- Geografie --- History. --- Cartografie --- Maps --- History
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Advances in modern science and technology have made present-day terrestrial and celestial globes scientifically obsolete and aesthetically banal. From the Renaissance to the mid-nineteenth century, however, they were indispensable tools for the study of geography and astronomy. Beginning with an overview of early globes, the authors examine how the modern era in globe making, which began in Flemish and Dutch shops in the early seventeenth century, show how globe making spread throughout Europe, and explain how what were both decorative and scientific objects became symbols of power, universal knowledge, intellectual status, and personal vanity. Beginning with the collection's earliest globe, dated 1533, the authors introduce us to the life and works of some of the greatest Dutch, French, English, German, Italian, and Swedish globe makers. The 120 colour illustrations allow the reader to savour these rare and unusual works and include numerous detailed reproductions of both terrestrial and celestial map images. Sphæræ Mundi charts developments and changes over three centuries of globe making, considering the globes as indicators of scientific advance and geographical exploration as well as artifacts and providing a unique opportunity to become familiar with these complex and beautiful objects.
Globes
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Celestial globes
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Cartography
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Maps
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Globes, Celestial
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Globes, Star
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Star globes
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Astronomical models
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Celestial sphere
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Cartographic materials
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Orbs
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World maps
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History.
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History
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David M. Stewart Museum
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Stewart Museum
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Musée Stewart
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Musée David M. Stewart
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Montreal Military & Maritime Museum
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912.643
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Geodesy. Cartography --- Vienna --- 912 <082> --- 911.375 <09> --- Cartografie. Kaarten. Plattegronden. Atlassen--Feestbundels. Festschriften --- Steden. Studie van stedelijke vestiging. Geografie van steden. Stadsgeografie--Geschiedenis van .. --- Festschrift - Libri Amicorum --- Steden. Studie van stedelijke vestiging. Geografie van steden. Stadsgeografie--Geschiedenis van . --- Steden. Studie van stedelijke vestiging. Geografie van steden. Stadsgeografie--Geschiedenis van
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