{"id":1750,"date":"2016-11-07T08:52:32","date_gmt":"2016-11-07T16:52:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/miriamposner.com\/classes\/dh101f16\/?p=1750"},"modified":"2016-11-07T08:52:32","modified_gmt":"2016-11-07T16:52:32","slug":"week-6-locating-londons-past-the-map","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/miriamposner.com\/classes\/dh101f16\/2016\/11\/07\/week-6-locating-londons-past-the-map\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 6: Locating London’s Past, the Map"},"content":{"rendered":"

Locating London\u2019s Past<\/a> creates a multi-layered map of London, with John Rocque\u2019s 1746 map of London as the basis, and later 19th century and modern Google map as additional layers. The direct comparison of maps from different time is made possible by geo-referencing and indexing the place names in Rocque\u2019s map.<\/p>\n

\"screen-shot-2016-11-07-at-8-51-05-am\"As I browse through the map and play around
\nwith switching between the maps, Turnbull\u2019s statement that \u201cthose who are imbued with what is sometimes called ‘the Western world view’ think of objects as having fixed characteristics and defined boundaries and as having a position specifiable by spatial co-ordinates\u201d comes to my mind (Exhibit 1, page 2).<\/p>\n

As suggested by its name, the essence of the map is to \u201clocate\u201d London\u2019s past, by geocoding the places in the old map so that they are in the same modern spatial dimension. Therefore, spatiality is the central framework through which users can explore the linkage between the past and the present of London.<\/p>\n

However, as Turnbull argues, maps are the mapmakers\u2019 interpretative representations of the world. Such subjectivity is much more prevalent in the maps created in the time periods before the advent of modern technology. Therefore, spatiality, an interpretation of the world much central in the modern maps due to the accuracy of technology, cannot fully embody the interpretations of John Rocque and the mapmaker of the 19th century map.<\/p>\n

One interesting comparison I can think of is to directly compare how the style of portraying the world through maps has changed throughout time and what might account for that change. For example, in Rocque\u2019s 1746 map, many boats are drawn on the River Thames, but in the 19th century map, such emphasis disappears. What might explain this change in portraying the River Thames?<\/p>\n

To fully demonstrate the comparison of the maps\u2019 styles, a single map that layers the three maps together can be created. While the similarities between the maps can be deemphasized by fading them into the background, the differences can be highlighted, with explanations that elaborate on the cause of the changes, possibly due to a shift in\u00a0 social or cultural norms. In this way, the map can locate London\u2019s past within the shifting social or cultural perspectives of different time, rather than the fixed spatial perspective of the present.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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