Representing the Republic provides an intriguing account of the mapping of America from its colonial origins to 1900. The most significant maps and mapmakers are discussed in a survey that begins with the first European mappings of New Netherlands in the early seventeenth century and concludes with the Rand McNally atlases of the 1890s. Maps tell us a great deal about the transformation of America's national identity. Having undertaken extensive research in map collections, including work with rare archival materials, ...
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Representing the Republic provides an intriguing account of the mapping of America from its colonial origins to 1900. The most significant maps and mapmakers are discussed in a survey that begins with the first European mappings of New Netherlands in the early seventeenth century and concludes with the Rand McNally atlases of the 1890s. Maps tell us a great deal about the transformation of America's national identity. Having undertaken extensive research in map collections, including work with rare archival materials, prominent geographer John Rennie Short provides an account of how maps have both embodied and reflected power, conflict and territorial expansion over time, opening a new perspective on North American history and geography.
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NF in NF jacket. Octavo. Black cloth covered boards and spine with shiny gilt lettering on the spine. Very slight bump at the tips of the outside corners. Light gray endpapers. Binding is straight and tight. Pages are all clean, white, and crisp. 256 pages. Illustrated throughout with a number of maps. Dust Jacket-has a nearly unnoticable trace of rubbing at the head of the spine and at the very tips of the upper outside corners-otherwise bright, clean, and sharp. Very nice copy.