When france was king of cartography: the patronage and production of maps in early modern france
Auteur :
Petto, Christine Marie
Éditeur :
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN :
9780739117767
Date de publication :
16 févr. 2007
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,0 x 1,5 cm
Poids :
363 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Geographical works, as socially constructed texts, provide a source for historians and historians of science investigating the social institution of patronage. Over the course of nearly two centuries (1594-1789), in adopting and adapting maps as tools of statecraft, the Bourbon dynasty developed patron-client relations with mapmakers.