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The True Geography of Our Country: Jefferson's Cartographic Vision

The True Geography of Our Country: Jefferson's Cartographic Vision

Kovarsky, Joel

Hardcover

Biographies GeneralRevolutionary Period (1775-1800)

ISBN10: 081393558X
ISBN13: 9780813935584
Publisher: Univ Of Virginia Pr
Published: Jul 1 2014
Pages: 200
Weight: 1.20
Height: 0.56 Width: 7.48 Depth: 9.24
Language: English

A philosopher, architect, astronomer, and polymath, Thomas Jefferson lived at a time when geography was considered the mother of all sciences. Although he published only a single printed map, Jefferson was also regarded as a geographer, owing to his interest in and use of geographic and cartographic materials during his many careers--attorney, farmer, sometime surveyor, and regional and national politician--and in his twilight years at Monticello. For roughly twenty-five years he was involved in almost all elements of the urban planning of Washington, D.C., and his surveying skills were reflected in his architectural drawings, including those of the iconic grounds of the University of Virginia. He understood maps not only as valuable for planning but as essential for future land claims and development, exploration and navigation, and continental commercial enterprise.

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