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

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.

List of contents

1 Cartographic Imagery and Representations of Power
2 Mapping the Land: County & Regional Mapping in England and France
2 Chart Making in England and France & Charting the English Channel
4 Paper Encroachments: Colonial Mapping Disputes in the Americas
5 Charting the Seas of the East Indies: Commercial Opportunism vs. Royal Approbation

About the author

Christine Marie Petto is professor of early modern European history at Southern Connecticut State University.

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.

Product details

• Authors: Christine Petto, Petto Christine
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2019
• EAN: 9781498514408
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-1440-8
• No. of pages: 282
• Series: Toposophia: Sustainability, Dw; Toposophia: Sustainability, Dwelling, Design; Toposophia: Sustainability, Dw; Toposophia: Thinking Place/Mak; Toposophia: Thinking Place/Making Space
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; England, France, HISTORY / Historical Geography, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Cartography, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Cartography, map-making & projections, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Cartography, map-making and projections, C 1600 To C 1700, Historical Geography, C 1700 To C 1800