Representing the Republic : mapping the United States, 1600-1900 / John Rennie Short
2001, First Edition. London : Reaktion. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Item #340698
ISBN: 1861890869
Series; Picturing history. Physical description; 256 p. : ill., maps, 1 port. ; 24 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; Part 1. Representing the new state. 'The seeking out and discovery of courses, havens, countries, and places' ; Representing the New Netherlands ; Imperial claims ; Representing the new state - - pt. 2. Representing the republic. A new mode of thinking ; The father of American geography ; A sensible foreigner ; Mapmaking in Philadelphia - - pt. 3. Representing the nation. Inscribing the national landscape ; Mapping the national territory ; Constructing the national community ; Locating the national economy ; A postcolonial postscript. Subjects; United States - Maps. Cartography United States Historical geography. Cartography United States History. Cartographers United States History. United States ; Maps. United States Historical geography ; Maps. United States ; Maps. United States Maps History. United States of America. History of cartography. ; [Literature] 2001. America North America [Appendix]. Genre; Illustrated.
Price: €18.95