Colours on historical maps are a widely overlooked subject of study in cartography and neighboring fields. The sparse publications that address this topic are frequently restricted to technical aspects of production and the use of colours in the "Occidental" history of map-making without t...

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1. Verfasser:	Seemann, Jörn (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Elektronisch Artikel
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	2024
Schlagworte:	Farbe Kartografie Karte
Online-Zugang:	DE-255
Zusammenfassung:	Colours on historical maps are a widely overlooked subject of study in cartography and neighboring fields. The sparse publications that address this topic are frequently restricted to technical aspects of production and the use of colours in the "Occidental" history of map-making without taking into account how colours have been employed in other cultures throughout space and time. The History of Cartography Project has been dealing with cartographic representations in so-called "traditional" non-Western societies since the late 1980s in order to point out and document the vast variety of mapping strategies beyond the conventions and rules of scientific cartography. However, there is no general account of the conceptions, meanings and uses of colours in drawings, images and other visual artifacts from a cultural point of view. These insights could help to initiate a broader debate on culture, maps and colours in general. What are the relations between colours and culture on non-European or indigenous hand-drawn maps? What are their meanings and functions? How do they contribute to the visual narrative of the map? Based on these questions, this study analyses specific map examples from the history of cartography in the context of the societies, in which they were produced.
Beschreibung:	Illustrationen
ISBN:	978-90-04-46736-1
DOI:	10.1163/9789004467361_003