Cartographic Encounters - Perspectives on Native American Mapmaking and Map Use (Hardcover, 2nd ed.)

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. This book charts the history of these cartographic encounters, examining native maps and mapmaking from the pre- and post-contact periods.
G. Malcolm Lewis provides accessible and detailed overviews of the history of native North American maps, mapmaking, and scholarly interest in these topics. Other contributions include a study of colonial Aztec cartography that highlights the connections among maps, space, and history; an account of the importance of native maps as archaeological evidence; and an interpretation of an early-contact-period hide painting of an actual encounter involving whites and two groups of warring natives.
Although few original native maps have survived, contemporary copies and accounts of mapmaking form a rich resource for anyone interested in the history of Native American encounters or the history of cartography and geography.

General

Imprint:	University of Chicago Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	The Kenneth Nebenzahl Jr. Lectures in the History of Cartography
Release date:	September 1998
First published:	September 1998
Authors:	G. Malcolm Lewis
Dimensions:	242 x 220 x 29mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	334
Edition:	2nd ed.
ISBN-13:	978-0-226-47694-0
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Maps, charts & atlases > General Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Cartography, geodesy & geographic information systems (GIS) > Map making & projections Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Promotions
LSN:	0-226-47694-4
Barcode:	9780226476940

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