Copyright and Cartography
history, law, and the circulation of geographical knowledge
$77.76
- Paperback
328 pages
- Release Date
22 January 2025
Summary
Charting Ownership: Copyright and Cartography in British History
This open access book explores the intertwined histories of mapmaking and copyright law in Britain from the early modern period up to World War 1, focusing chiefly on the 18th and 19th centuries.
Taking a multidisciplinary approach and making extensive use of the archival record, this is the first detailed, historical account of the relationship between maps and copyright. As such, it examines …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781509958375 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1509958371 |
| Author: | Isabella Alexander |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Imprint: | Hart Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 328 |
| Release Date: | 22 January 2025 |
| Weight: | 454g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 156mm |
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This work is a stellar example of law in context… it is thought-provoking and enriching andbeautifully written and presented.
* The Honourable Justice Mark Leeming, Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of New South Wales *The book is an important contribution to the history of cartography. * IMCoS Map Journal *Some people are gifted with the ability to make any topic interesting (there are also those who have the opposite skill, of course!): Alexander is one for the former. * The IPKat *Makes a significant contribution to two fields of knowledge: copyright history and the history of cartography. This is interdisciplinary scholarship at its best… Copyright and Cartography is impressive both in terms of the depth of the archival research as well as its longitudinal time frame. * The Journal of Legal History *It is a carefully and thoroughly researched study of cartographic plagiarism and the English attempts to combat it […] You do not need a law degree to enjoy her world of maps, thefts and copyrights. The fact that the book is freely available online should encourage potential readers to delve into this arcane but fascinating topic. – The Globe * Fredric Shauger, New Jersey, USA *About The Author
Isabella Alexander
Isabella Alexander is Professor of Law at the Faculty of Law, University of Technology Sydney, Australia.
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