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Author Short, John R., author

Title Korea : a cartographic history / John Rennie Short
Published Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press, ©2012

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Contents The globalization of space -- Separate worlds -- Early Joseon maps -- Europe looks East -- Cartographic encounters -- Joseon and its neighbors -- Cartographies of the late Joseon -- Representing Korea in the modern era -- The colonial grid -- Representing the new country -- Cartroversies -- Guide to further reading
Summary The first general history of Korea as seen through maps, Korea: A Cartographic History provides a beautifully illustrated introduction to how Korea was and is represented cartographically. John Rennie Short, one of today & rsquo;s most prolific and well-respected geographers, encapsulates six hundred years of maps made by Koreans and non-Koreans alike. Largely chronological in its organization, Korea begins by examining the differing cartographic traditions prevalent in the early Joseon period in Korea & mdash;roughly 1400 to 1600 & mdash;and its temporal equivalent in early modern Europe. As one of
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Cartography -- Korea -- History
REFERENCE -- Atlases & Gazetteers.
TRAVEL -- Maps & Road Atlases.
Cartography
Korea
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780226753669
0226753662
1280126418
9781280126413