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Macau as Method: Recombinant Urbanism in Post‐Socialist China
ABSTRACT In ‘Asia as Method’, Chen Kuan‐Hsing argues for the value of an indigenous inter‐Asian approach to analysing the effects of European imperialism on the countries and citizens of Asia. This article mobilises both Chen's inter‐Asian referencing strategy and the city‐state of Macau to explore Macau's role in China's engagements with global ...
Tim Simpson
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The lake region of central Africa: A contribution to the history of African cartography [PDF]
E. G. Ravenstein
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Abstract Focusing on Southern Europe, this article sheds light on the mining landscape of the early Middle Ages. Based on the current state of historical and archaeological knowledge, the article raises a number of questions that can be extended to other European regions.
Nicolas Minvielle Larousse
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The remnant of the 1513 world map of the Ottoman corsair (and later admiral) Muhiddin Piri, a.k.a. Piri Reis, with its focus on the Atlantic and the New World can be ranked as one of the most famous and controversial maps in the annals of the history of ...
Pinto, Karen C.
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Missing Links in the Development of the Ancient Portuguese Cartography of the Netherlands East Indian Archipelago [PDF]
E. C. Abendanon, Edward Heawood
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Abstract Architectural and engineering elements of the Roman civilization constitute an important cultural heritage. Nevertheless, not all ancient Roman cities and the roads connecting them have been found, mainly because classical geographical sources show a significant lack of precision.
Jesús M. Romera+2 more
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Methodology for the metric restoration of the historical cartography applied to Francisco Coello's cartografic series of the Royal Site of Aranjuez [PDF]
Hojas Kilométricas (Kilometric Sheets). Specifically, the study focuses on those sheets referring to the city centre and surrounding area of the Royal Site of Aranjuez, a town in the south of the Province of Madrid.
Asenjo Villar, Juan Carlos+2 more
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ABSTRACT This study presents a novel remote sensing method to detect 17th‐century environmental elements associated with the historical fortifications of Gdanska Glowa in Poland. By integrating 10‐band multispectral imaging, high‐resolution (1 m) digital elevation models, vegetation metrics and random forest classification within Google Earth Engine ...
Pawel Tysiac+2 more
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