Deceptive Contiguity
The Polygon in Spatial History
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14701786 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Laslo Scholz (0000-0001-5089-0089, Stanford University, corresponding author), Luca Scholz |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 54 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 206-216 |
| Publication date | 2019-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Cartographica The International Journal for Geographic Information and Geovisualization (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0317-7173 • E-ISSN: 1911-9925 |
| Publisher | University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.3138/cart.54.3.2018-0018 |
| OpenAlex | W2973526568 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 18 |
The polygon is the most common vector data model used to represent political entities in spatial history and historical GIS. When it comes to visualizing the entangled, complex political geography of early modern societies, however, discrete, contiguous features can be a problematic cartographic choice. One example explored in detail here is the aggressive enserfment of foreign peasants by the Electoral Palatinate in the seventeenth-century Holy Roman Empire. The comparison of an older map of these events with GIS maps based on new data shows how the polygons on the older map exaggerate the extent of Palatine expansion and suggest a continuous distribution of phenomena that were really discontinuous. Indeed, in early modern political geography, the polygon often operates as the cartographic equivalent of problematic concepts such as absolutism and sovereignty. Though point-based maps offer more accurate representations of pre-modern spatial orders, they hinge on the availability of geospatial data. Discussing the potential and limitations of different kinds of spatial data available to early modern historians today, the conclusion calls for a more argument-driven spatial history of early modernity
Cartography · Contiguity · Epistemology · Genealogy · Geography · Geospatial analysis · Modernity · Political science · Politics · Polygon (computer graphics · Computer Science · Historical Economic and Social Studies · Historical Geography and Cartography · History · Law · Philippine History and Culture · Philosophy
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,67 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2024 (2) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |