Maps and Memory in Early Modern England by Sanford, R.;

Long description:

Dealing with the relationship between the places of England and depictions of places in maps and literature, "Maps and Memory" focuses on increasingly local terrain to show how understanding contemporary maps is useful to understanding literary works of the time.    

'Overall I found Maps and Memory stimulating and rewarding reading, and will certainly be adding it to reading lists...It provides a wealth of fresh insight on canonical texts associated with geography, and broadens the range in their cartographic-cultural context, in particular extending the reach of work to date on gender and geography.' - Jess Edwards, Early Modern Literary Studies

'Sanford's overall achievement here lies in underlining the importance of the spatial paradigm to contemporary literature and culture, and in signalling the need for close investigation of its consequences.' - Society of Cartographers

Table of Contents:

Maps and Their Representation in Early Modern English Literature Introduction: i Conventions of Mapping: Centres, Peripheries, and Orientations ii Theoretical and Critical Background iii The Early Modern Map in England iv Overview of Chapters 2-5 Marriage Pageants and Ceremonial Maps: The Marriage of the Thames and the Medway Maps, Figures, and Figurative Maps: Feminine Geography Landscape, Labour, and Legitimacy Cityscapes and City Scrapes Epilogue Exhibits Notes Bibliography