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Explores the origins of place names and the relationship between geography, cartography, and historical events
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The names of places can reflect linguistic or ethnic conflicts; errors in boundary-setting and mapmaking; or the story of the exploration, conquest, or liberation of the area. The author's extensive discussion of the history of cartography notes the degree to which the discipline has been influenced by ignorance, mythic beliefs, greed, and politics. Includes numerous reproductions of old maps. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
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