Author: Joel Kovarsky
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
ISBN: 0813935598
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
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. In The True Geography of Our Country: Jefferson’s Cartographic Vision, Joel Kovarsky charts the importance of geography and maps as foundational for Jefferson’s lifelong pursuits. Although the world had already seen the Age of Exploration and the great sea voyages of Captain James Cook, Jefferson lived in a time when geography was of primary importance, prefiguring the rapid specializations of the mid- to late-nineteenth-century world. In this illustrated exploration of Jefferson’s passion for geography—including his role in planning the route followed and regions explored by Lewis and Clark’s Corps of Discovery, as well as other expeditions into the vast expanse of the Louisiana Purchase—Kovarsky reveals how geographical knowledge was essential to the manifold interests of the Sage of Monticello.
The True Geography of Our Country
Real Geography and Its Place in the Schools
Author: Harold Wellman Fairbanks
Publisher:
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Category : Geography
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Geography
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
India
Author: Sunita Apte
Publisher: C. Press/F. Watts Trade
ISBN: 9780531213575
Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A lively discussion about the culture, people, customs, economy and history of India.
Publisher: C. Press/F. Watts Trade
ISBN: 9780531213575
Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A lively discussion about the culture, people, customs, economy and history of India.
Alexander Von Humboldt and the United States
Author: Eleanor Jones Harvey
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691200807
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 445
Book Description
The enduring influence of naturalist and explorer Alexander von Humboldt on American art, culture, and politics Alexander von Humboldt (1769–1859) was one of the most influential scientists and thinkers of his age. A Prussian-born geographer, naturalist, explorer, and illustrator, he was a prolific writer whose books graced the shelves of American artists, scientists, philosophers, and politicians. Humboldt visited the United States for six weeks in 1804, engaging in a lively exchange of ideas with such figures as Thomas Jefferson and the painter Charles Willson Peale. It was perhaps the most consequential visit by a European traveler in the young nation's history, one that helped to shape an emerging American identity grounded in the natural world. In this beautifully illustrated book, Eleanor Jones Harvey examines how Humboldt left a lasting impression on American visual arts, sciences, literature, and politics. She shows how he inspired a network of like-minded individuals who would go on to embrace the spirit of exploration, decry slavery, advocate for the welfare of Native Americans, and extol America's wilderness as a signature component of the nation's sense of self. Harvey traces how Humboldt's ideas influenced the transcendentalists and the landscape painters of the Hudson River School, and laid the foundations for the Smithsonian Institution, the Sierra Club, and the National Park Service. Alexander von Humboldt and the United States looks at paintings, sculptures, maps, and artifacts, and features works by leading American artists such as Albert Bierstadt, George Catlin, Frederic Church, and Samuel F. B. Morse. Published in association with the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC Exhibition Schedule Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC September 18, 2020–January 3, 2021
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691200807
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 445
Book Description
The enduring influence of naturalist and explorer Alexander von Humboldt on American art, culture, and politics Alexander von Humboldt (1769–1859) was one of the most influential scientists and thinkers of his age. A Prussian-born geographer, naturalist, explorer, and illustrator, he was a prolific writer whose books graced the shelves of American artists, scientists, philosophers, and politicians. Humboldt visited the United States for six weeks in 1804, engaging in a lively exchange of ideas with such figures as Thomas Jefferson and the painter Charles Willson Peale. It was perhaps the most consequential visit by a European traveler in the young nation's history, one that helped to shape an emerging American identity grounded in the natural world. In this beautifully illustrated book, Eleanor Jones Harvey examines how Humboldt left a lasting impression on American visual arts, sciences, literature, and politics. She shows how he inspired a network of like-minded individuals who would go on to embrace the spirit of exploration, decry slavery, advocate for the welfare of Native Americans, and extol America's wilderness as a signature component of the nation's sense of self. Harvey traces how Humboldt's ideas influenced the transcendentalists and the landscape painters of the Hudson River School, and laid the foundations for the Smithsonian Institution, the Sierra Club, and the National Park Service. Alexander von Humboldt and the United States looks at paintings, sculptures, maps, and artifacts, and features works by leading American artists such as Albert Bierstadt, George Catlin, Frederic Church, and Samuel F. B. Morse. Published in association with the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC Exhibition Schedule Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC September 18, 2020–January 3, 2021
Essays in Political Geography
Author: Charles A. Fisher
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317605292
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
This volume, originally published in 1968, is in two parts. The first covers various geographical aspects of the internal structure and the external relationships of states and introduces some of the concepts which are examined in specific regional context in the case studies in Part 2.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317605292
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
This volume, originally published in 1968, is in two parts. The first covers various geographical aspects of the internal structure and the external relationships of states and introduces some of the concepts which are examined in specific regional context in the case studies in Part 2.
Clarke County, Alabama, and Its Surroundings
Author: Timothy Horton Ball
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Category : Clarke County (Ala.)
Languages : en
Pages : 840
Book Description
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Category : Clarke County (Ala.)
Languages : en
Pages : 840
Book Description
The Teaching of Geography
Author: B. C. Wallis
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107623162
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 427
Book Description
Originally published in 1967, this book addresses the teaching of various kinds of geography to secondary school students.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107623162
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 427
Book Description
Originally published in 1967, this book addresses the teaching of various kinds of geography to secondary school students.
The Virginia School Journal
Author:
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Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
Includes "Official department" conducted by Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Publisher:
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Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
Includes "Official department" conducted by Superintendent of Public Instruction.
The Writings of Thomas Jefferson
Author: Thomas Jefferson
Publisher:
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 538
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 538
Book Description
Routledge Library Editions: Political Geography
Author: Various
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317600789
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 4463
Book Description
From votes to strikes to street violence, politics is intrinsically geographical. Many of the books in this set, originally published between 1964 and 1990, illustrate that the social contexts provided by localities are crucial in defining distinctive political identities and subsequent political activities.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317600789
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 4463
Book Description
From votes to strikes to street violence, politics is intrinsically geographical. Many of the books in this set, originally published between 1964 and 1990, illustrate that the social contexts provided by localities are crucial in defining distinctive political identities and subsequent political activities.