The economic competition between the Netherlands, France and England is documented in the atlases published in Amsterdam, Paris and London between 1500 and 1800. However, the relationship between mapping and economic processes remains mostly unexplored in the history of cartography. World-system theory has application to the history of cartography in the early modern period for identifying the linkages between cartography and long-term economic processes.This research analyzes the production of maps, specifically in world and maritime atlases, in these three cities as the geographic expression of the emergent capitalist world system in early modern Europe. The economic concepts of core and periphery as proposed by Immanuel Wallerstein are defined cartographically in the structural morphologies of Dutch, French and English atlases published in this period. Each country mapped itself as a core and such cartographic self-definitions reflect their individual geographic and economic contexts. The Netherlands and England created core atlases in the sixteenth century that evolved in support of business and transport as well as state interests. The French core atlas initiated at the end of the seventeenth century was a governmentally sponsored survey dedicated primarily toward state administration control. The Netherlands, Fance and England also mapped their continental and extra-European peripheries in world and maritime atlases. Dutch engagement in long-distance trade in agricultural commodities created world-system commodity chains of production. Dutch maritime atlases defined these networks of commercial opportunity for the first time. The creators of the first printed world atlases, Dutch cartographers also structured their productions of atlases as a commercial enterprise marketed toward an international clientele. Dutch maritime atlases were an important innovation and Amsterdam atlas publication dominated cartography in the seventeenth century. English publishers adopted Dutch innovations in map production and succeeded to dominance in printing atlases whose structural morphology embodies a world-system of commodity networks. The relationship of cartography to long-term economic processes is demonstrated by the Dutch and English atlases. Early modern world atlases portray the cartographic world-view of core and periphery. The maritime atlases provide the first portrayal of long-distance trade networks that continue to characterize the capitalist exchange of commodities globally.

The economic competition between the Netherlands, France and England is documented in the atlases published in Amsterdam, Paris and London between 1500 and 1800. However, the relationship between mapping and economic processes remains mostly unexplored in the history of cartography. World-system theory has application to the history of cartography in the early modern period for identifying the linkages between cartography and long-term economic processes.This research analyzes the production of maps, specifically in world and maritime atlases, in these three cities as the geographic expression of the emergent capitalist world system in early modern Europe. The economic concepts of core and periphery as proposed by Immanuel Wallerstein are defined cartographically in the structural morphologies of Dutch, French and English atlases published in this period. Each country mapped itself as a core and such cartographic self-definitions reflect their individual geographic and economic contexts. The Netherlands and England created core atlases in the sixteenth century that evolved in support of business and transport as well as state interests. The French core atlas initiated at the end of the seventeenth century was a governmentally sponsored survey dedicated primarily toward state administration control. The Netherlands, Fance and England also mapped their continental and extra-European peripheries in world and maritime atlases. Dutch engagement in long-distance trade in agricultural commodities created world-system commodity chains of production. Dutch maritime atlases defined these networks of commercial opportunity for the first time. The creators of the first printed world atlases, Dutch cartographers also structured their productions of atlases as a commercial enterprise marketed toward an international clientele. Dutch maritime atlases were an important innovation and Amsterdam atlas publication dominated cartography in the seventeenth century. English publishers adopted Dutch innovations in map production and succeeded to dominance in printing atlases whose structural morphology embodies a world-system of commodity networks. The relationship of cartography to long-term economic processes is demonstrated by the Dutch and English atlases. Early modern world atlases portray the cartographic world-view of core and periphery. The maritime atlases provide the first portrayal of long-distance trade networks that continue to characterize the capitalist exchange of commodities globally.

The economic competition between the Netherlands, France and England is documented in the atlases published in Amsterdam, Paris and London between 1500 and 1800. However, the relationship between mapping and economic processes remains mostly unexplored in the history of cartography. World-system theory has application to the history of cartography in the early modern period for identifying the linkages between cartography and long-term economic processes.This research analyzes the production of maps, specifically in world and maritime atlases, in these three cities as the geographic expression of the emergent capitalist world system in early modern Europe. The economic concepts of core and periphery as proposed by Immanuel Wallerstein are defined cartographically in the structural morphologies of Dutch, French and English atlases published in this period. Each country mapped itself as a core and such cartographic self-definitions reflect their individual geographic and economic contexts. The Netherlands and England created core atlases in the sixteenth century that evolved in support of business and transport as well as state interests. The French core atlas initiated at the end of the seventeenth century was a governmentally sponsored survey dedicated primarily toward state administration control. The Netherlands, Fance and England also mapped their continental and extra-European peripheries in world and maritime atlases. Dutch engagement in long-distance trade in agricultural commodities created world-system commodity chains of production. Dutch maritime atlases defined these networks of commercial opportunity for the first time. The creators of the first printed world atlases, Dutch cartographers also structured their productions of atlases as a commercial enterprise marketed toward an international clientele. Dutch maritime atlases were an important innovation and Amsterdam atlas publication dominated cartography in the seventeenth century. English publishers adopted Dutch innovations in map production and succeeded to dominance in printing atlases whose structural morphology embodies a world-system of commodity networks. The relationship of cartography to long-term economic processes is demonstrated by the Dutch and English atlases. Early modern world atlases portray the cartographic world-view of core and periphery. The maritime atlases provide the first portrayal of long-distance trade networks that continue to characterize the capitalist exchange of commodities globally.

The economic competition between the Netherlands, France and England is documented in the atlases published in Amsterdam, Paris and London between 1500 and 1800. However, the relationship between mapping and economic processes remains mostly unexplored in the history of cartography. World-system theory has application to the history of cartography in the early modern period for identifying the linkages between cartography and long-term economic processes.This research analyzes the production of maps, specifically in world and maritime atlases, in these three cities as the geographic expression of the emergent capitalist world system in early modern Europe. The economic concepts of core and periphery as proposed by Immanuel Wallerstein are defined cartographically in the structural morphologies of Dutch, French and English atlases published in this period. Each country mapped itself as a core and such cartographic self-definitions reflect their individual geographic and economic contexts. The Netherlands and England created core atlases in the sixteenth century that evolved in support of business and transport as well as state interests. The French core atlas initiated at the end of the seventeenth century was a governmentally sponsored survey dedicated primarily toward state administration control. The Netherlands, Fance and England also mapped their continental and extra-European peripheries in world and maritime atlases. Dutch engagement in long-distance trade in agricultural commodities created world-system commodity chains of production. Dutch maritime atlases defined these networks of commercial opportunity for the first time. The creators of the first printed world atlases, Dutch cartographers also structured their productions of atlases as a commercial enterprise marketed toward an international clientele. Dutch maritime atlases were an important innovation and Amsterdam atlas publication dominated cartography in the seventeenth century. English publishers adopted Dutch innovations in map production and succeeded to dominance in printing atlases whose structural morphology embodies a world-system of commodity networks. The relationship of cartography to long-term economic processes is demonstrated by the Dutch and English atlases. Early modern world atlases portray the cartographic world-view of core and periphery. The maritime atlases provide the first portrayal of long-distance trade networks that continue to characterize the capitalist exchange of commodities globally.

Influences and receptions of older and contemporary cartographic handworks in cartographic handworks of 16-18th century Abstract The master thesis deals with mutual inspiration and copying maps and map outputs among the authors of important cartographic works of the Czech lands from the period 1526-1720. The aim of the thesis is to draft and test a methodology for analyzing degree of similarity between two different old maps. Based on the results of analysis it will be possible to say whether one of the map is a complete or a partial copy of the other map. The main part of the thesis is devoted to the draft of the methodology that allows comparison of two different old maps showing approximately the same territory, originating from a similar period and having generally the same scale. The practical part of the thesis is focused on verification of the methodology based on the analysis of the oldest cartographic handworks of Moravia from the Map Collection of Charles University in Prague and another Moravian map collections. The aim is to find "similar" maps and determine the degree of their similarity. Keywords: history of cartography, old maps, Moravia, Jan Amos Komensky, Pavel Fabricius

Diss. (sammanfattning) Alnarp : Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet, 2005. / Härtill 4 uppsatser.

A cartografia é a arte de transformar o espaço numa versão reduzida da realidade, numa proporção capaz de ser apropriada e transportada através dos mapas. Pesquisá-los é viajar quilômetros em um segundo e poder retornar no mesmo instante. Os mapas são capazes de guardar consigo uma parte importante da história social do espaço, na medida em que traduzem em uma imagem o contexto social da época em que foram elaborados. No entanto, sendo os mapas o resultado de um processo histórico e social, eles adquirem uma grande carga de subjetividade. No ato de comunicar sobre o espaço os mapas transmitem discursos carregados de ideologias, muitas vezes relacionadas com o poder e a apropriação do espaço. O objetivo desta pesquisa de doutoramento foi analisar os discursos emitidos por uma série de mapas turísticos sobre a cidade de João Pessoa. A análise foi feita através de uma leitura que buscou ultrapassar o sentido literal e propondo uma compreensão da realidade sob a perspectiva da Cartografia Histórica. Para tanto foi necessária uma compreensão da história inicial da produção do espaço da cidade e de seu desenvolvimento mais recente, levando em conta também o atual contexto do turismo na cidade. Os mapas foram analisados sob o ponto de vista crítico, buscando identificar as contradições e conflitos através dos descuidos, exageros e omissões contidos nas suas informações. / Cartography is the art of turning the space into a reduced version of reality, in a proportion that can be appropriated and transported through the maps. Researching them means being able to travel miles in a second and to return at the same moment. The maps are able to keep an important part of the space social history since they reflect the social context of the time they are made. However, the maps are the result of a historical and social process, they acquire a great deal of subjectivity. On their communication about space, the maps convey information laden with ideologies often related to authorities and the space appropriation. The aim of this doctoral research was to analyze the discourse issued by touristic maps of João Pessoa city. The analysis was carried out by performing a reading of the maps aiming to go beyond the literal meaning of information and by proposing an understanding of reality from the perspective of Historical Cartography. For this purpose it was required an understanding of the early history of the space city formation and its latest development as well as considering the current tourism context in the city. The maps were analyzed from a critical point of view, seeking to identify the contradictions and conflicts through the negligences, exaggerations and omissions contained in their information.

A cartografia é a arte de transformar o espaço numa versão reduzida da realidade, numa proporção capaz de ser apropriada e transportada através dos mapas. Pesquisá-los é viajar quilômetros em um segundo e poder retornar no mesmo instante. Os mapas são capazes de guardar consigo uma parte importante da história social do espaço, na medida em que traduzem em uma imagem o contexto social da época em que foram elaborados. No entanto, sendo os mapas o resultado de um processo histórico e social, eles adquirem uma grande carga de subjetividade. No ato de comunicar sobre o espaço os mapas transmitem discursos carregados de ideologias, muitas vezes relacionadas com o poder e a apropriação do espaço. O objetivo desta pesquisa de doutoramento foi analisar os discursos emitidos por uma série de mapas turísticos sobre a cidade de João Pessoa. A análise foi feita através de uma leitura que buscou ultrapassar o sentido literal e propondo uma compreensão da realidade sob a perspectiva da Cartografia Histórica. Para tanto foi necessária uma compreensão da história inicial da produção do espaço da cidade e de seu desenvolvimento mais recente, levando em conta também o atual contexto do turismo na cidade. Os mapas foram analisados sob o ponto de vista crítico, buscando identificar as contradições e conflitos através dos descuidos, exageros e omissões contidos nas suas informações. / Cartography is the art of turning the space into a reduced version of reality, in a proportion that can be appropriated and transported through the maps. Researching them means being able to travel miles in a second and to return at the same moment. The maps are able to keep an important part of the space social history since they reflect the social context of the time they are made. However, the maps are the result of a historical and social process, they acquire a great deal of subjectivity. On their communication about space, the maps convey information laden with ideologies often related to authorities and the space appropriation. The aim of this doctoral research was to analyze the discourse issued by touristic maps of João Pessoa city. The analysis was carried out by performing a reading of the maps aiming to go beyond the literal meaning of information and by proposing an understanding of reality from the perspective of Historical Cartography. For this purpose it was required an understanding of the early history of the space city formation and its latest development as well as considering the current tourism context in the city. The maps were analyzed from a critical point of view, seeking to identify the contradictions and conflicts through the negligences, exaggerations and omissions contained in their information.

O objetivo geral desta de tese é problematizar as relações entre a história urbana e a cartografia, mais especificamente, os mapas da cidade de Porto Alegre arrolados como campo e fontes de pesquisa. O tema é a cartografia enquanto produção histórica da cidade e as ferramentas teóricas usadas envolvem “questões” da História Cultural. Centra-se numa problematização que busca “perverter” a maneira clássica de se descrever e analisar as mudanças urbanas, de modo a mostrar que cidades são aí produzidas como ideário de representação, registro de memória, inventário do imaginário, narrativa histórica da geografia e da paisagem urbana. Vistos como discursos, os mapas produzem as identidades e as mudanças do espaço urbano ao longo do tempo, dando visibilidade a significados até então invisíveis, ainda que não ocultos, possibilitando, assim, outras práticas e políticas de intervenção urbana. / The overall objective of this thesis is to problematize the relationship between urban history and cartography, in particular, maps of the city of Porto Alegre listed as sources and field of research. The theme is the cartography while historical production of the city and the theoretical tools used involve “issues” of Cultural History. It focuses on a problematization that seeks to "subvert" the classic way to describe and analyze the urban changes in order to show that cities are produced there as ideas of representation, memory register, inventory of imagery, historical narrative of geography and urban landscape. Seen as speeches, maps produce identities and urban space changes over time, giving visibility to previously invisible meanings, although not hidden, thus allowing, other practices and policies of urban intervention.

O objetivo geral desta de tese é problematizar as relações entre a história urbana e a cartografia, mais especificamente, os mapas da cidade de Porto Alegre arrolados como campo e fontes de pesquisa. O tema é a cartografia enquanto produção histórica da cidade e as ferramentas teóricas usadas envolvem “questões” da História Cultural. Centra-se numa problematização que busca “perverter” a maneira clássica de se descrever e analisar as mudanças urbanas, de modo a mostrar que cidades são aí produzidas como ideário de representação, registro de memória, inventário do imaginário, narrativa histórica da geografia e da paisagem urbana. Vistos como discursos, os mapas produzem as identidades e as mudanças do espaço urbano ao longo do tempo, dando visibilidade a significados até então invisíveis, ainda que não ocultos, possibilitando, assim, outras práticas e políticas de intervenção urbana. / The overall objective of this thesis is to problematize the relationship between urban history and cartography, in particular, maps of the city of Porto Alegre listed as sources and field of research. The theme is the cartography while historical production of the city and the theoretical tools used involve “issues” of Cultural History. It focuses on a problematization that seeks to "subvert" the classic way to describe and analyze the urban changes in order to show that cities are produced there as ideas of representation, memory register, inventory of imagery, historical narrative of geography and urban landscape. Seen as speeches, maps produce identities and urban space changes over time, giving visibility to previously invisible meanings, although not hidden, thus allowing, other practices and policies of urban intervention.