GEOG1004A-W11
History of Cartography
History of Cartography
This course introduces students to the history of maps as historical documents, records of social values and worldviews, instruments of power, and expressions of human perception and experience. Course topics will include indigenous mapping, the pegging out of empires, the ways cartography has served the interests of nation states, scientific revolutions in mapping technologies, and maps in art. The overall goal is for students to learn to read maps deeply and understand how they have influenced and reflect major social trends.
This course introduces students to the history of maps as historical documents, records of social values and worldviews, instruments of power, and expressions of human perception and experience. Course topics will include indigenous mapping, the pegging out of empires, the ways cartography has served the interests of nation states, scientific revolutions in mapping technologies, and maps in art. The overall goal is for students to learn to read maps deeply and understand how they have influenced and reflect major social trends.
- Term:
- Winter 2011
- Location:
- McCardell Bicentennial Hall 303(MBH 303)
- Schedule:
- 1:15pm-3:45pm on Wednesday, Thursday at MBH 303 (Jan 3, 2011 to Jan 28, 2011)
1:15pm-2:45pm on Monday, Tuesday at MBH 303 (Jan 3, 2011 to Jan 28, 2011) - Type:
- Lecture
- Instructors:
- Anne Knowles
- Subject:
- Geography
- Department:
- Geography
- Division:
- Social Sciences
- Requirements Fulfilled:
- SOC WTR
- Levels:
- Undergraduate
- Availability:
- View availability, prerequisites, and other requirements.
- Course Reference Number (CRN):
- 11277
- Subject Code:
- GEOG
- Course Number:
- 1004
- Section Identifier:
- A