Mapping Asia: Cartographic Encounters Between East and West

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  • Author : Martijn Storms
  • Release Date : 2018-06-27
  • Publisher : Springer
  • Genre : Science
  • Pages : 303
  • ISBN 13 : 331990406X
  • File Size : 88,88 MB
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Mapping Asia: Cartographic Encounters Between East and West by Martijn Storms PDF Summary

Book Description: 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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