Cartographic Encounters

Cartographic Encounters
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Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Total Pages : 368
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ISBN-10 : 0226476944
ISBN-13 : 9780226476940
Rating : 4/5 (940 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Cartographic Encounters by : G. Malcolm Lewis

Download or read book Cartographic Encounters written by G. Malcolm Lewis and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1998-09-15 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ever since a native American prepared a paper "charte" of the lower Colorado River for the Spaniard Hernando de Alarcon in 1540, native Americans have been making maps in the course of encounters with whites (the most recent maps often support land claims). This book charts the history of these cartographic encounters, examining native maps and mapmaking from the earliest contacts onward.


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