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The History of Africa in Maps

Book by Harry A. Gailey Jr.; Denoyer-Geppert, 1971

Subjects:

Africa--Historical Geography--Maps

Collections: History, Entire Library

...were converted to Monophysitic Christianity. The history of Aksum remains fragmentary until the expansion...8th century. NOTE: Place names not shown on this map will be found on the map on page 45. From this time until the close of the...
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Maps of Time: An Introduction to Big History

Book by David Christian; University of California Press, 2004

Subjects:

Civilization--Philosophy, Human Evolution, World History

Collections: History, Philosophy, Entire Library

...processes of plate tectonics (see map 3.1 ). This history is a vital part of the modern...at different eras of the earths history has played a crucial role in the...In these and other ways, the history of the earth shaped the evolution...
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Books, Maps, and Politics: A Cultural History of the Library of Congress, 1783-1861

Book by Carl Ostrowski; University of Massachusetts Press, 2004

Subjects:

Library Of Congress--History--18th Century, Library Of Congress--History--19th Century, National Libraries--Washington (D.C.)--History--18th Century, National Libraries--Washington (D.C.)--History--19th Century

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...the Pacific Northwest was its map of the Oregon territory. Published...1844, it was the most detailed map of the region north of the Sacramento...Press, 1992 . 76 Johnston, History of the Library of Congress...Great Britain relating to the history of the American colonies be...
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The Landscape of History: How Historians Map the Past

Book by John Lewis Gaddis; Oxford University Press, 2004

Subjects:

Aesthetics--History, History--Methodology, History--Philosophy

Collections: History, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Data Gaddis, John Lewis. The landscape of history: how historians map the past / John Lewis Gaddis. p. cm. Includes...CLOTH) ISBN 0-19-517157-8 (pbk.) 1. History Philosophy. 2. History Methodology. 3. Aesthetics History. I...
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Maps and Their Makers: An Introduction to the History of Cartography

Book by G. R. Crone; Hutchinsons University Library, 1953

Subjects:

Cartography--History

Collections: History, Entire Library

...Whatever the defects of the map it is a remarkable monument in the history of cartography, and one which...Ordnance Survey. Having traced the history of the Cassini survey, we may...celebrated teacher in his day of history and geography, to whom un

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Figures of Speech: Pictorial History in the Quinatzin Map of about 1542

Journal article by Eduardo de J Douglas; The Art Bulletin, Vol. 85, 2003

Subjects:

Art history, Colonialism, Inquisition, Maps, Painting, Spain

Collections: History, Entire Library

...The post-Conquest Quinatzin Map (Figs. 1-3), of which...manuscripts, such as the Quinatzin Map, re-creating and replacing...adaptations of lost genealogies, histories, and property maps.8 Like their ancestors...manuscripts. In the Quinatzin Map, an indigenous pictorial history produced, or "re-created...
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The World through Maps: A History of Cartography

Journal article by Bruce Fetter; Cartography and Geographic Information Science, Vol. 33, 2006

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Books--Book reviews, The World Through Maps: A History of Cartography (Book)--Book reviews

Collections: History, Entire Library

The World through Maps: A History of Cartography. by Bruce Fetter The World through Maps: A History of Cartography...have made it possible for map reproductions to be captured...presenting an anthology of maps that is accurate, apposite...
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The World through Maps: A History of Cartography

Journal article by Bruce Fetter; Cartography and Geographic Information Science, Vol. 32, 2005

Subjects:

Books--Book reviews, The World through Maps: A History of Cartography (Book)--Book reviews

Collections: History, Entire Library

The World through Maps: A History of Cartography. by Bruce Fetter The World through Maps: A History of Cartography...have made it possible for map reproductions to be captured...presenting an anthology of maps that is accurate, apposite...
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Rhumb Lines and Map Wars: A Social History of the Mercator Projection

Journal article by Brooks C. Pearson; The Geographical Review, Vol. 95, 2005

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Books--Book reviews, Rhumb Lines and Map Wars: A Social History of the Mercator Projection (Book)--Book reviews

Collections: History, Entire Library

Rhumb Lines and Map Wars: A Social History of the Mercator Projection...Pearson RHUMB LINES AND MAP WARS: A Social History...xiv and 242 pp.; maps, ills., notes, bibliog...established the development history of the Mercator projection...popular contemporary world map projections. This discussion...illustrated by sample maps for each projection...
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The Sovereign Map: Theoretical Approaches in Cartography throughout History

Journal article by Charles W.J. Withers; Canadian Journal of History, Vol. 42, 2007

Subjects:

Books--Book reviews, The Sovereign Map: Theoretical Approaches in Cartography Throughout History (Book)--Book reviews

Collections: History, Entire Library

...the collection of maps as cultural artefacts...growth of specialist map libraries. From the 1930s, the history of cartography was...published general histories of the subject...theme within the history of cartography has...association between the map and mapping, and...new and improved" maps and to advances...social theory in history, geography, and...from study of the map as mirror to embrace...contextual history of maps in which maps were...

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On the Map

Magazine article by R.I. Moore; History Today, Vol. 50, June 2000

Subjects:

Atlases--Analysis, History--Illustrations, photographs, etc., Maps--Design and construction

Collections: History, Entire Library

ON THE MAP by R.I. Moore R...generation of world history atlases tells us about...THEME of Jeremy Blacks Maps in History (1997...trivial issue in world history. The one explicitly...Century: a great many histories of Europe are constructed...triumphalism -- The End of History in maps. In short, this is...
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Maps That Changed the Shape of Great Britain: Geography and Maps Are as Inseparable as History and Dates. over the Past Year, Nicholas Crane Has Been Working on Mapman, an Eight-Part BBC2 Television Series That Explores 'Masterpiece Maps' of Britain. Part One of His Exclusive Feature for Geographical Takes Us from the Middle Ages to a 17th-Century Coastal Chart

Magazine article by Nicholas Crane; Geographical, Vol. 76, October 2004

Subjects:

Cartography--History, Early maps--Analysis, Maps (Geography)--Design and construction, Maps (Geography)--History, Maps, Early--Analysis, Maps--Design and construction, Maps--History

Collections: History, Entire Library

...and Maps Are as Inseparable as History and Dates. over the Past Year...centuries, a paper trail of maps was left behind. A select few of these maps marked watersheds in British...looks at eight such masterpiece maps. But how do you narrow the...Speed, the London Underground map against the A-Z? At the Glasgow...
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Using Maps in Teaching California History

Magazine article by Bill Warren; Social Studies Review, Vol. 43, Spring 2004

Subjects:

California, History education, Maps

Collections: Education, History, Entire Library

...the Gulf of California." His map printed in Paris in 1705 exploded...as an island. The last two maps have jumped nearly 150 years...California. Both are important maps in the history of our state. Thomas Larkins map of 1848 was the first widely...
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History in the Map-Making: One of the Finest Maps of England, Wales and Ireland Ever Created Dates from the Early 17th Century. Jonathan Potter Looks at the History of This Beautifully Detailed and Decorated Cartographic Gem

Magazine article by Jonathan Potter; Geographical, Vol. 74, March 2002

Subjects:

Cartographers--17th century, Maps, Early--Evaluation, United Kingdom--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Vrients, Jan Baptist--Works

Collections: History, Entire Library

History in the map-making: one of the finest maps of England, Wales and Ireland...VARIATION OF FORM COMMON TO maps of newly discovered parts...certainly one of the finest maps of the early 17th century. The map originally appeared in the...
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Maps Take Flight

Magazine article by Robert Anderson; Natural History, Vol. 114, October 2005

Subjects:

Geography, Internet, Maps

Collections: Entire Library

...resource for exploring the U.S. through maps and images. Updated quarterly by the U...government agencies. Visitors can create maps tailored to their needs by clicking on "Map Maker," but I preferred the sites "Dynamic," or interactive, maps. I found the "Tapestry of Time and Terrain...

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Textiles Map History of Artists' Experiences

Newspaper article; The Chronicle (Toowoomba, Australia), May 8, 2010

Subjects:

Art exhibitions, Art--Exhibitions, Artists, Painting, Painting (Art), Textile fabrics, Textile industry, Textiles

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Textiles Map History of Artists Experiences. around the...sandypottinger @bigpond.com ART and history have always been entwined, and with...textiles in very different ways yet each maps a history of experience, both personal and universal...
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'Lost' Map Helps Unearth History of Brum Suburbs

Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), March 17, 2007

Subjects:

Suburbs

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Lost Map Helps Unearth History of Brum Suburbs. Byline: By Emma Pinch A unique map showing the origins of...The four-foot square map was published in 1857...History Society. Old maps of the city exist - but...local ordinence survey maps," said Mr Hale...hundreds of pounds." The map is being held under the...of the Moseley Local History Society but it has been...
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MARYB'H ON MAP FOR WORLD CHAMP; History Making Hanny Hunts Aust Title

Newspaper article; Fraser Coast Chronicle (Hervey Bay, Australia), September 19, 2008

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

MARYBH ON MAP FOR WORLD CHAMP; History Making Hanny Hunts Aust Title. Byline: Richard Harvey Hanny...on the national orienteering calendar but Maryborough will make history with its hosting of the event. This year will be the first time...
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Palin's Map Boob; America Makes History

Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), November 7, 2008

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Palins Map Boob; America Makes History. SARAH Palin thought Africa was a country, not a continent, it emerged last night. TV newsman Carl Cameron said: "She didnt...
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PALIN'S MAP BOOB; AMERICA MAKES HISTORY President-Elect Obama Straight into Action

Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), November 7, 2008

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

PALINS MAP BOOB; AMERICA MAKES HISTORY President-Elect Obama Straight into Action. SARAH Palin thought Africa was a country, not a continent, it emerged last night...

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Map

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...scale and projection (see map projection ). Maps may also represent such comparative...information stored in databases to maps, increasing and varying the amount of information a map can display. Such systems are used to produce maps for business use, law enforcement...Bagrow and R. A. Skelton, History of Cartography (rev. ed...
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Karpinsky, Alexander Petrovich

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...petrology. His work was chiefly in the Urals, and he completed the first geological map of European Russia; it appeared in Outline of the Geological History of European Russia (1883 94). At the time of the Soviet revolution he was influential...
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Filson, John

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...State of Kentucke (1784). This first history, or travelers description, of the state contained a very good map that was also published separately in...subsequent high reputation in American history. See W. R. Jillson, ed., Filsons...
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Italy

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...also have parliaments and governments. History The following generalized outline of the highly complex history of Italy can be supplemented by the articles...Ancient Italy Little is known of Italian history before the 5th cent. b.c., except...
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Germany

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Baden-Wurttemberg , and Bavaria . History Various aspects of the early, medieval, and early modern history of Germany are covered in the articles...a very general outline of the complex history of Germany. History to the Early Middle...

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