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Geographical works, as socially constructed texts, provide a source for historians and historians of science investigating the social institution of patronage, and the governmental initiatives and support for the science. This work also shows how for two centuries (1594-1789), the Bourbon dynasty developed patron-client relations with mapmakers.

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Chapter 1 Patronage and Cartographic Glory Chapter 2 Scientific Cartography and Statecraft Chapter 3 Colonial Mapping Endeavors: The Case of the Americas Chapter 4 Selling Maps and Selling Power

When France Was King of Cartography

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      Publisher: Lexington Books
      Publication Date: 2/23/2007 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780739114407, 978-0739114407
      ISBN10: 0739114409

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Geographical works, as socially constructed texts, provide a source for historians and historians of science investigating the social institution of patronage, and the governmental initiatives and support for the science. This work also shows how for two centuries (1594-1789), the Bourbon dynasty developed patron-client relations with mapmakers.

      Table of Contents
      Chapter 1 Patronage and Cartographic Glory Chapter 2 Scientific Cartography and Statecraft Chapter 3 Colonial Mapping Endeavors: The Case of the Americas Chapter 4 Selling Maps and Selling Power

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