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1 online resource |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The globalization of space -- Separate worlds -- Early Joseon maps -- Europe looks East -- Cartographic encounters -- Joseon and its neighbors -- Cartographies of the late Joseon -- Representing Korea in the modern era -- The colonial grid -- Representing the new country -- Cartroversies -- Guide to further reading. |
| Summary |
The first general history of Korea as seen through maps, Korea: A Cartographic History provides a beautifully illustrated introduction to how Korea was and is represented cartographically. John Rennie Short, one of today & rsquo;s most prolific and well-respected geographers, encapsulates six hundred years of maps made by Koreans and non-Koreans alike. Largely chronological in its organization, Korea begins by examining the differing cartographic traditions prevalent in the early Joseon period in Korea & mdash;roughly 1400 to 1600 & mdash;and its temporal equivalent in early modern Europe. As one of. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Cartography -- Korea -- History.
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Cartography. |
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Korea. |
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History. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Short, John R. Korea. Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press, ©2012 9780226753645 (DLC) 2011021062 (OCoLC)727126738 |
| ISBN |
9780226753669 (electronic book) |
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0226753662 (electronic book) |
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1280126418 |
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9781280126413 |
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9780226753645 |
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0226753646 |
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