Mapping Asia Cartographic Encounters Between East and West

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Mapping Asia Cartographic Encounters Between East and West
Mapping Asia Cartographic Encounters Between East and West
Author : Martijn Storms
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Publisher : Springer
Language : English
Release Date : 27 June 2018
ISBN : 9783319904061
Pages : 299 pages
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This proceedings book presents the first-ever cross-disciplinary analysis of 16th–20th century South, East, and Southeast Asian cartography. The central theme of the conference was the mutual influence of Western and Asian cartographic traditions, and the focus was on points of contact between Western and Asian cartographic history. Geographically, the topics were limited to South Asia, East Asia and Southeast Asia, with special attention to India, China, Japan, Korea and Indonesia. Topics addressed included Asia’s place in the world, the Dutch East India Company, toponymy, Philipp Franz von Siebold, maritime cartography, missionary mapping and cadastral mapping.

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