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ISBN 13: 9780333779330
Author: B Klein

Maps and the Writing of Space in Early Modern England and Ireland 1st Table of contents:

Part I: Conceptualizing Space in Early Modern Thought

• Chapter 1: The Intellectual and Cultural Context of Spatial Understanding
  • Cosmography, Chorography, and Geography in the 16th and 17th Centuries
  • Humanism, Exploration, and the Expansion of the Known World
  • The Influence of Classical and Medieval Geographical Traditions
  • From Divine Order to Empiricism: Shifting Epistemologies of Space
• Chapter 2: The Discourse of "Discovery" and the Creation of New Worlds
  • Mapping the Unknown: Imagination, Myth, and the Cartographic Gaps
  • The Rhetoric of Colonization and Terra Nullius
  • Establishing Claim: Naming, Surveying, and Possession

Part II: The Practice of Mapping and Surveying

• Chapter 3: Technologies and Techniques of Early Modern Mapmaking
  • Surveying Instruments and Methods (Theodolite, Chain, Compass)
  • The Role of Mathematics and Geometry in Cartography
  • From Manuscript to Print: The Dissemination of Maps
  • Prominent Mapmakers and Their Contributions (e.g., Saxton, Speed, Petty)
• Chapter 4: Maps as Instruments of State and Administration
  • Military Mapping: Conquest, Fortification, and Logistics
  • Administrative Maps: Taxation, Land Management, and Jurisdictional Boundaries
  • Maps for Planning and Development (e.g., Enclosure, Drainage)
  • The Patronage and Politics of State-Sponsored Cartography

Part III: Writing Space in England

• Chapter 5: Literary Landscapes: Representing English Topography
  • Chorographical Literature: Camden's Britannia and Local Histories
  • Pastoral and Rural Idyls: Imagining the English Countryside
  • The Urban Experience: Descriptions of London and Provincial Towns
  • Poetic Spaces: Spenser, Shakespeare, and the Symbolic Landscape
• Chapter 6: Legal and Economic Inscriptions of English Space
  • Manorial Surveys and the Codification of Property
  • Enclosure Acts and the Reshaping of Agricultural Land
  • The Language of Deeds, Charters, and Court Records
  • Navigating the Waters: Port Books, Charts, and Maritime Law

Part IV: Ireland: A Contested Spatial Field

• Chapter 7: Mapping Conquest: English Cartography of Ireland
  • Early Tudor Surveys and the "Wild Irish" Landscape
  • Elizabethan Reconquest: The Down Survey and Its Legacy
  • Maps as Tools of Dispossession and Plantation
  • The Representation of Irish Resistance and Rebellions
• Chapter 8: Writing Dominance: Literary and Administrative Texts on Ireland
  • Colonial Narratives: Spenser's A View of the Present State of Ireland
  • Travelogues and Accounts of Irish "Wildness" and "Barbarity"
  • State Papers, Proclamations, and the Language of Governance
  • The Construction of the "Other" Through Spatial Description
• Chapter 9: Irish Responses: Alternative Spatial Narratives
  • Gaelic Poetic Traditions and the Sense of Place (Dinnseanchas)
  • Hidden Landscapes and Resistance to English Inscription
  • Catholic Underground Networks and their Spatial Organization
  • The Persistence of Indigenous Place-Names and Knowledge

Conclusion: The Enduring Legacy of Early Modern Spatial Practices

• The Intertwined Destinies of Maps, Texts, and Power
• How Early Modern Spatial Concepts Shaped Modern Geographies
• The Ontological and Epistemological Consequences of "Writing Space"
• Critical Cartography and the Deconstruction of Historical Maps

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