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Capitalism and Cartography in the Dutch Golden Age
Elizabeth A. Sutton
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Description for Capitalism and Cartography in the Dutch Golden Age
Hardcover. Explores the neglected history of corporate cartography during the Dutch Golden Age, from circa 1600 to 1650. The author examines how maps were used as propaganda tools for the Dutch West India Company in order to encourage the commodification of land and an overall capitalist agenda. Num Pages: 208 pages, 27 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH; HBTP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 238 x 21. Weight in Grams: 414.
In Capitalism and Cartography in the Dutch Golden Age, Elizabeth A. Sutton explores the fascinating but previously neglected history of corporate cartography during the Dutch Golden Age, from ca. 1600 to 1650. She examines how maps were used as propaganda tools for the Dutch West India Company in order to encourage the commodification of land and an overall capitalist agenda. Building her exploration around the central figure of Claes Jansz Vischer, an Amsterdam-based publisher closely tied to the Dutch West India Company, Sutton shows how printed maps of Dutch Atlantic territories helped rationalize the Dutch Republic's global expansion. Maps of ... Read more
In Capitalism and Cartography in the Dutch Golden Age, Elizabeth A. Sutton explores the fascinating but previously neglected history of corporate cartography during the Dutch Golden Age, from ca. 1600 to 1650. She examines how maps were used as propaganda tools for the Dutch West India Company in order to encourage the commodification of land and an overall capitalist agenda. Building her exploration around the central figure of Claes Jansz Vischer, an Amsterdam-based publisher closely tied to the Dutch West India Company, Sutton shows how printed maps of Dutch Atlantic territories helped rationalize the Dutch Republic's global expansion. Maps of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
208
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
411g
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226254784
SKU
V9780226254784
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About Elizabeth A. Sutton
Elizabeth A. Sutton is assistant professor of art history at the University of Northern Iowa.
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