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Early Mapping of Southeast Asia
Author(s): Thomas Suarez (Author)
- Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
- Publication Date: 15 Nov. 1999
- Language: English
- Print length: 300 pages
- ISBN-10: 9625934707
- ISBN-13: 9789625934709
Book Description
Thomas Suarez charts the story of mapmaking, exploration and colonisation in South East Asia from the 16th to the 19th centuries. He surveys South East Asia’s geography and civilisations, its maps and influence on Western world views, and the image of South East Asia in the eyes of its neighbours. He also examines Western images of the region.
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About the Author
Thomas Suarez, a resident of Hawthorne, New York, has been well known in the field of early maps for may years. He has helped create some of the finest collections of maps, both private and institutional, and served as curator for exhibits at the Federal Reserve Board in Washington D.C., the Addison Gallery of American Art, and Bristol-Myers Squibb Gallery.
Thomas Suarez, a resident of Hawthorne, New York, has been well known in the field of early maps for may years. He has helped create some of the finest collections of maps, both private and institutional, and served as curator for exhibits at the Federal Reserve Board in Washington D.C., the Addison Gallery of American Art, and Bristol-Myers Squibb Gallery.
