The Colonialist's Gaze

The Colonialist's Gaze

Lanny Thompson narrates this extensively illustrated video, discussing the extraordinary notebooks, itineraries, photographs, sketches, town maps, and descriptions produced by Lt. William H. Armstrong while on cartographic assignment for the US government in Puerto Rico, 1908–1912. Armstrong's...

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Veröffentlicht in:Southern spaces 2017-09
1. Verfasser: Thompson, Lanny
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Archival Studies
Digital Humanities
Geography
GIS/Mapping
Global South
Latino Studies
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Zusammenfassung:Lanny Thompson narrates this extensively illustrated video, discussing the extraordinary notebooks, itineraries, photographs, sketches, town maps, and descriptions produced by Lt. William H. Armstrong while on cartographic assignment for the US government in Puerto Rico, 1908–1912. Armstrong's work resulted in a detailed topography known as the "Progressive Military Map of Puerto Rico." A gifted illustrator and map maker, Armstrong expressed a colonialist's disposition toward the island's landscape and people.
ISSN:1551-2754
1551-2754
DOI:10.18737/M7D38B