Chapter 7. The Political History of Cartography Deconstructed: Harley, Gall, and Peters
Published Online: 22 JAN 2010
DOI: 10.1002/9781444317411.ch7
Copyright © 2010 Jeremy W. Crampton
Book Title
Mapping: A Critical Introduction to Cartography and GIS
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How to Cite
Crampton, J. W. (2010) The Political History of Cartography Deconstructed: Harley, Gall, and Peters, in Mapping: A Critical Introduction to Cartography and GIS, Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781444317411.ch7
Publication History
- Published Online: 22 JAN 2010
- Published Print: 22 JAN 2009
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Book Series Editors:
- John Paul Jones III
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Department of Geography and Regional Development, University of Arizona, USA
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Print ISBN: 9781405121729
Online ISBN: 9781444317411
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Keywords:
- political history of cartography deconstructed - Harley, Gall, and Peters;
- truth and power - cartography as social practice;
- Peters Map controversy - situated knowledges and politics of truth;
- Preadamism, reconciling emerging scientific findings with the Bible;
- Gall's stated agenda - reconciling Bible and science;
- James Gall - mutually reinforcing findings from geology and Darwinian evolution;
- integrating scientific and religious worldviews;
- Harley's “deconstruction” - truth in maps…present, buried as it was beneath lies, propaganda
Summary
This chapter contains sections titled:
Truth and Power: Cartography as a Social Practice
The Peters Map Controversy: Situated Knowledges and the Politics of Truth
Preadamism
James Gall, Minister of the Church of Scotland
James Gall, Preadamite
The Peters Map
Harley in Person