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Title
A name given to the resource
Economic Development of the Tennessee River Region
Description
An account of the resource
This collections seeks to understand how different entities depict the Tennessee River Valley region through mapping. The three maps included are made by three government organizations with profoundly different purposes. The analysis focuses on how natural features, rivers, lakes, and mountains, are represented. These different styles of representation indicate the different points of view of each different agency when it comes to developing the same landscape. Thus, these maps visually represent both the landscape and the economic potential of the region.
Historical Map
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Title
A name given to the resource
Knoxville
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
U.S.G.S. (U.S. Geological Survey)
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
U.S.G.S.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1955
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Topographic Map, Scale 1:250,000
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
Local, Multi-State
Description
An account of the resource
This large-scale topographic map covers the region between Knoxville, TN and Asheville, NC. As an official U.S.G.S., the map makes claims to objectively representing the landscape through topography. The consistency of representation across such a large region makes the map more difficult to read than a small-scale or pictorial map.
Great Smoky Mountain National Park is not depicted in a different color, but is labelled by text. All the cities are made the same fluorescent orange color. Roads are the same color red on both the white and green background.
Despite the consistency of representation across the entire landscape, the choices of the U.S.G.S. mapmakers still indicate a hierarchy of landscape. The "Great Smoky Mountain National Park" text is at least as large as the "Knoxville" toponym and spaced out to cover the large area which highlights the spatial importance of the mountain region. The orange color represents "populated places" according to the key, which would then imply that people only live in this landscape in named cities; the rest is untouched natural wilderness. The red roads contrast more with the white background as opposed to the green, which emphasizes the presence of road in non-forested places and tends to hide them in the green area.
The faith to the scale of the natural features places lakes over rivers in the visual hierarchy. Lakes are blue polygons, rivers are small blue lines winding among the brown contour lines. Nonetheless, the water features of significance, lakes, rivers and ponds, are all represented on the map.
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Army Map Service (AMTV), Corps of Engineers
contour lines
lakes
large scale
legend
national park
North Carolina
populated places
regional
reliability diagram
rivers
road system
state lines
Tennessee
topographic map
U.S.G.S
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Economic Development of the Tennessee River Region
Description
An account of the resource
This collections seeks to understand how different entities depict the Tennessee River Valley region through mapping. The three maps included are made by three government organizations with profoundly different purposes. The analysis focuses on how natural features, rivers, lakes, and mountains, are represented. These different styles of representation indicate the different points of view of each different agency when it comes to developing the same landscape. Thus, these maps visually represent both the landscape and the economic potential of the region.
Historical Map
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Title
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Western North Carolina, a Vacationist's Map and Guide
Creator
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John Sink
Source
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David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Publisher
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North Carolina State Advertising Division
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1956 (estimated)
Description
An account of the resource
This map produced by the North Carolina State Advertising Division illustrates the recreational opportunities of Western North Carolina. The Great Smoky Mountains and Blue Ridge Mountains form the geographic boundaries of the region; there are no images or opportunities noted beyond the state lines. The image consists of two maps. "The Fun" includes illustrations and labels of local tourist attractions. "The Hiways" is a standard road map of the same region.
Outdoor recreation opportunities are highlighted. The pictorial representation of the mountain ranges defines the map; by naming each mountain, the map makers indicate to the viewer that they are places worth knowing. Waterfalls, hiking trails, and lakes are also found across the map. This includes Fontana Lake, a lake created by a TVA dam.
Amenities are drawn all over the map. Trails, camp spots, small towns, and major roads traverse the entire landscape, making every labelled spot both visually and practically accessible to the traveler. The road map in the bottom right-hand corner to allow the prospective tourist to navigate their way to the attraction.
Notably missing from this map are any rivers and land or features from the surrounding states.
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
State
Appalachian Trail
Blue Ridge Parkway
dams
descriptive text
ghost
labels
lakes
mountains
national park
native americans
North Carolina
pictorial map
recreation
road map
small towns
state
state advertisement
State Boundary
toponyms
Tourist attractions
Waterfalls
wildlife
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Title
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Chinese Qing Empire's Mapping of the Northwestern Border
Description
An account of the resource
This collection is a series of Chinese Qing Empire (1644-1911)’s maps on its north-western borderline from the 18th century to 19th century. These maps show how the Qing Empire manipulated power on the newly conquered territory and how the Empire gradually failed its competition on territory with the Russian Empire (1721–1917). The time span of this collection covers the period of transformation in late imperial China: Western ideas and techniques were introduced, and the Chinese court and literati gradually tried to assimilate them into traditional framework of knowledge. The case of maps and cartography was no exception. In my final project, I plan to explore how the court and literati used and perceived maps.
Historical Map
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URL or Unique Identifier
https://lccn.loc.gov/gm71002481
http://digitalatlas.ascdc.sinica.edu.tw/map_detail.jsp?id=A103000048
Date Published
1832
Date Depicted
1756-1759
Engraver
Li Zhaoluo
Cartographer
Dong Youcheng
Lithographer
Unknown
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Title
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Qing Empire's Complete Map of All Under Heaven
Creator
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Dong Youcheng
Li Zhaoluo
Publisher
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Li Zhaoluo
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1832
Language
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Chinese
Description
An account of the resource
The Qing Empire under Emperor Qianlong (r. 1735-1795) was an age of expansion. After conquering the New Domination at the west, the Emperor sent missionaries there to do surveys. In 1761, basing on new surveys and the previous national map made under Emperor Kangxi regime (r. 1661-1722), missionaries finished a new map on the whole Qing Empire with longitude and latitude. This map is later called Imperial atlas of the Imperial Secretariat from the Qianlong Reign. Since this map is usually kept in the Imperial Secretariat, few people could see it.
However, Dong Youcheng managed to copy the Qianlong map, and Li Zhaoluo later compiled and published this copy in 1832. This newly published map is named “Qing Empire's Complete Map of All Under Heaven.” This map combines the Western geographic coordinate system and the grid system used in traditional Chinese cartography.
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
Territories of the Chineses Qing Empire (around the later 18th century)
Hydronym
lakes
mountains
Place Names
rivers
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Title
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Chinese Qing Empire's Mapping of the Northwestern Border
Description
An account of the resource
This collection is a series of Chinese Qing Empire (1644-1911)’s maps on its north-western borderline from the 18th century to 19th century. These maps show how the Qing Empire manipulated power on the newly conquered territory and how the Empire gradually failed its competition on territory with the Russian Empire (1721–1917). The time span of this collection covers the period of transformation in late imperial China: Western ideas and techniques were introduced, and the Chinese court and literati gradually tried to assimilate them into traditional framework of knowledge. The case of maps and cartography was no exception. In my final project, I plan to explore how the court and literati used and perceived maps.
Historical Map
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URL or Unique Identifier
https://lccn.loc.gov/gm71005082
http://digitalatlas.asdc.sinica.edu.tw/map_detail.jsp?id=A103000028
Date Published
1890
Date Depicted
1884
Cartographer
Unknown
Engraver
Unknown
Lithographer
Unknown
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Map of the Borderlines of China and Russia
Description
An account of the resource
This map, named The Map of the Borderlines of China and Russia, is a selected translation from one 1884 Russian map. Hong Jun (1839-1893), who had been the Qing Empire’s emissary, bought the original map in Russia and translated place names into Chinese. His purpose of translation was to make use of Russian’s accurate survey on the borders, roads, and landscapes. The maps of the Russian Empire and the Qing Empire calculate the longitude in a different way. (For Russia, the zero degrees longitude line passes Moscow; for China, it passes Beijing.) Therefore, Hong Jun offers the method to make conversions in the map’s notes.
Creator
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Hong Jun
Date
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1890
Language
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Chinese
Coverage
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The vast areas adjacent to the borderline of China and Russia
borderlines
borders - district
borders - national
Hydronym
lakes
mountains
Place Names
rivers
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Title
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Chinese Qing Empire's Mapping of the Northwestern Border
Description
An account of the resource
This collection is a series of Chinese Qing Empire (1644-1911)’s maps on its north-western borderline from the 18th century to 19th century. These maps show how the Qing Empire manipulated power on the newly conquered territory and how the Empire gradually failed its competition on territory with the Russian Empire (1721–1917). The time span of this collection covers the period of transformation in late imperial China: Western ideas and techniques were introduced, and the Chinese court and literati gradually tried to assimilate them into traditional framework of knowledge. The case of maps and cartography was no exception. In my final project, I plan to explore how the court and literati used and perceived maps.
Historical Map
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URL or Unique Identifier
https://lccn.loc.gov/gm71005141
http://digitalatlas.asdc.sinica.edu.tw/map_detail.jsp?id=A103000082
Cartographer
Unknown
Engraver
Unknown
Lithographer
Unknown
Date Published
1864
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Title
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Map of the New Domination
Creator
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Unknown
Publisher
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Chongwen Bookstore of the Hubei Province
Date
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1864
Language
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Chinese
Description
An account of the resource
This map is an engraved map of the Chinese Qing Dynasty’s New Domination Province. Published around the 1860s, this map still follows the techniques of traditional Chinese Cartography. The grids on the maps help cartographer represent the landscapes on the map following a specific scale. Latitude and Longitude are not shown on this map. The cartographer depicts borders, mountains, deserts, lakes, waterways, towns, forts, and place names. This map shows the relative locations of landscapes rather than absolute locations. Although some map symbols are applied, the monochrome printing makes all the symbols hard to discern.
At the left side of the map, the cartographer uses words to record the distance between major towns, postal relay stations, and strategic points. The long name list starts from the postal relay station near the capital of the adjacent Gansu province and ends at Hotan (Hetian).
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
Province
forts
Hydronym
lakes
mountains
Place Names
towns
water bodies
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Historical Map
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Cartographer
Philippe Buache
Type
individual map, atlas sheet, book figure, part of bound collection, born-digital
individual map
Repository
Harvard Map Collection
Call Number
63301.512 1750.88
URL or Unique Identifier
http://ids.lib.harvard.edu/ids/view/52869377?buttons=y
Date Published
1750
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Title
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Carte des nouvelles découvertes au nord de la mer du Sud, tant à l'est de la Siberie et du Kamtchatka, qu'à l'ouest de la Nouvelle France : dressée sur les mémoires de Mr. Del'Isle, professeur royal et de l'Académie des sciences
Creator
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Philippe Buache
Joseph-Nicolas Delisle
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1750
Language
A language of the resource
French
Publisher
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l'Academie des Sciences
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
North America, the North Pacific, and Western Asia
18th century
Alaska
colored outlines and shading
continent outlines
european exploration
French
geopolitical divisions
human presence on land
illustrations
Kamchatka
labels of tribal lands
lakes
native americans
Navigation
North America
notes on time and captains of voyages
Pacific
ports
positional knowledge (level of accuracy?)
rivers
ship routes
theoretical geography
transportation network
treatment of the unknown
waterways
well-defined geographic information