Mapping Asia: Cartographic Encounters Between East and West - Regional Symposium of the ICA Commission on the History of Cartography, 2017 (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2019)

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.

General

Imprint:	Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Publications of the International Cartographic Association (ICA)
Release date:	February 2019
First published:	2019
Editors:	Martijn Storms • Mario Cams • Imre Josef Demhardt • Ferjan Ormeling
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	299
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2019
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-008008-2
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Cartography, geodesy & geographic information systems (GIS) > Geographical information systems (GIS) Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Cartography, geodesy & geographic information systems (GIS) > Remote sensing Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General
LSN:	3-03-008008-0
Barcode:	9783030080082

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