The Commerce of Cartography Making & Marketing Maps18th Century France & England

Description: 2004 1st Edition346 pagesHardcover-good condition-structurally very good with clean/unmarked pages, dust jacket missing, date/location of purchase penned inside front cover, some sunning on boards Though the political and intellectual history of mapmaking in the eighteenth century is well established, the details of its commercial revolution have until now been widely scattered. This book presents a vivid picture of the costs and profits of the mapmaking industry in England and France, and reveals how the economics of map trade affected the content and appearance of the maps themselves. Conceptualizing the relationships between economics and cartography, Pedley traces the process of mapmaking from compilation, production, and marketing to consumption, reception, and criticism. In detailing the rise of commercial cartography, Pedley explores qualitative issues of mapmaking as well. A thorough and engaging study of the business of cartography during the Enlightenment.

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