Charting an Empire
Geography at the English Universities 1580-1620
298 pages, 17 halftones, 2 maps, 1 line drawings, 8 tables 6 x 9
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1997
Cloth $91.00
ISBN: 9780226116068
Published December 1997
Paper $30.00
ISBN: 9780226116075
Published December 1997
List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction: Charting an Empire 1: Geography and the Changing Face of the English University 2: The Social Context of Geography 3: Mathematical Geography: Theory at Practice 4: Descriptive Geography: Tales of Prester John and of the Palace of Edo 5: Chorography: Geography Writ Small 6: The Patronage of Patriotism: The "Third University" of London Conclusion: Geography and the Idea of Empire App. A: Sources for Book List App. B: Geography Books Owned by Students, Fellows, and Libraries of Selected Colleges Bibliography Index
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