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The 'return of the question mark to the map'. 19th century maps made in Gotha
2009
Overview
The publishing house of Justus Perthes in Gotha was one of the most important headquarters for the organization and communication of European scientific and popular geographical knowledge in the pre-academic stage of the discipline in the 19th century. Due to high quality and actuality of their cartographical products, Justus Perthes managed to become a leading institution for an international audience. Map production, scientific standardization, and a specific publishing system were part of the marketing. `Petermanns Mitteilungen', directed by the brilliant August Petermann, became the most influential geographical journal of that period. The paper presents some examples of the history of African exploration, describing the mapping and publishing process. It allows an insight into different stages of the production, communication and transformation of geographical knowledge on the eve of the colonial partition of the continent. This process can also be described as a complex social network, composed by a number of different participants, meeting in several `cartographic encounters'. Abstract printed by permission of Franz Steiner Verlag, Stuttgart, Germany
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