HIS 3372 History of Cartography
This course examines how mapping is an art, a science, and a cultural practice. In effect, by integrating visual and textual analysis, students will assess the cartographic history of human representations of space across cultural boundaries until the late nineteenth century. Particular attention will address the evolving relationship between cartography and notions of power, processes by which mapping promoted revolutionary new understandings and applications of geographic information in history.