Rereading the maps of the Columbian encounter. Addendum : three indigenous maps from New Spain dated ca. 1580

The Americas before and after 1492 : current geographical research

Auteurs :
HARLEY, J. B.
BUTZER, K. W.
WILLIAM, B. J.

Description :
This paper argues that Native American mapping belongs in the cartographic record of the Encounter, and that European maps of the period can be viewed as statements of territorial appropriation, cultural reproduction, or as devices by which a Native American presence could be silenced.


Type de document :
Article de monographie

Source :
Annals of the Association of American Geographers, issn : 0004-5608, 1992, vol. 82, n°. 3, p. 522-542, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 104 réf.

Date :
1992

Editeur :
Pays édition : Etats-Unis, Washington, DC, Association of American Geographers