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OverviewMountains appear in the oldest known maps yet their representation has proven a notoriously difficult challenge for map makers. In this essay, Ernesto Capello surveys the broad history of relief representation in cartography with an emphasis on the allegorical, commercial and political uses of mapping mountains. After an initial overview and critique of the traditional historiography and development of techniques of relief representation, the essay features four clusters of mountain mapping emphases. These include visions of mountains as paradise, the mountain as site of colonial and postcolonial encounter, the development of elevation profiles and panoramas, and mountains as mass-marketed touristed itineraries. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Ernesto CapelloPublisher: Brill Imprint: Brill Weight: 0.151kg ISBN: 9789004441231ISBN 10: 9004441239 Pages: 86 Publication Date: 27 August 2020 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsMapping Mountains Abstract Keywords Introduction 1 The Traditional Historiography and its Challengers 1.1 Just What is a Mountain Anyway? 1.2 Traditional Historiography 1.3 Challenging Traditional Historiography 1.4 A Rather Brief Overview of Contemporary Cartographic Relief Presentation 2 Paradise and Pilgrimage 3 Colonial and Postcolonial Peaks 4 Profiles and Panoramas 5 Touristed Itineraries Concluding Remarks AcknowledgementsReviewsAuthor InformationErnesto Capello (Ph.D. Texas, 2005) is Professor of History at Macalester College. He has published City at the Center of the World: Space, History and Modernity in Quito (Pittsburgh, 2011) and numerous articles on cities, mountains, and visuality in science. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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