Mapping Asia: Cartographic Encounters Between East and West

Regional Symposium of the ICA Commission on the History of Cartography, 2017

Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Science, Earth Sciences, Geography, History, Asian, China
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Author: ISBN: 9783319904061
Publisher: Springer International Publishing Publication: June 27, 2018
Imprint: Springer Language: English
Author:
ISBN: 9783319904061
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Publication: June 27, 2018
Imprint: Springer
Language: English

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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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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