The Origins and Development of J.B. Harley’s
Cartographic Theories
Monograph 54
Matthew H. Edney

 

Abstract/Re´sume´
Preface and Acknowledgments
List of Figures
List of Tables
Key Dates in the Life and Work of J.B. Harley
Author Information

1. Brian Harley’s Career and Intellectual Legacy
Previous Assessments of Harley’s Cartographic Theories
Andrews and Harley: Closed vs. Open Systems
Innovation, Inertia, and Disciplinary Paradigm Shifts

2. Empiricist Foundations and Methodologies for Map Evaluation, 1956–1974
Historical Geography: Evaluating Maps as Evidentiary Sources
Harley’s Initial Methodological Statements
Map Analysis: A Recurring Theme

3. Map Use and the First Foray into Theory, 1974–1978
Geosophy
Communication Models for an Autonomous Academic Cartography
Harley’s First Theories: Eighteenth-Century North America
Harley’s Theorizing about Map Use

4. Disciplinary Anxiety and The History of Cartography, 1977–1981

5. Historical Geography, Evidentiary Interpretation, and a ‘‘General Communication Model,’’ 1979

6. A Philosophy for Cartographic History, 1978–1981: Language and Iconography
Maps as Language and the Critique of Atheoretical Cartographic History
The Question of Historical Specificity
Map Language and Iconography
From Semiotic to Social Context
Blending Empiricist and Structural Research

7. Cartography and Power: The ‘‘Post-structuralist Turn,’’ 1982–1991
Cartography and Power
Cartography’s Internal Power
The Critique of Cartographic Practice
Cartographic Ethics and Indigenous Resistance

8. Conclusion
References
Appendix: Classified Bibliography of J.B. Harley’s Publications
Technical Notes and Ephemera
Introducing Technical Notes and Ephemera
Roger Wheate

The 4th ICA Mountain Cartography Workshop, Vall de Nu´ ria, Catalonia, Spain
(30 September–2 October 2004)
Karel Kriz

Advice to Contributors

The Canadian Cartographic Association

The International Cartographic Association/L’Association Cartographique Internationale

 


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