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Simon Naylor (University of Exeter)
Monday 04 February 2008, 13:00-14:15
Cartographies of a scientific county: mapping Cornwall
- 👤 Speaker: Simon Naylor (University of Exeter)
- 📅 Date & Time: Monday 04 February 2008, 13:00 - 14:15
- 📍 Venue: Seminar Room 1, Department of History and Philosophy of Science
Abstract
This paper considers the role of geographical description in the scientific consumption of a region: the county of Cornwall, England. The paper takes a number of different scientific fields—particularly geology and antiquarianism—and considers their deployment of various modes of cartography to display a region for consumption by both a local and wider scientific public. A number of examples are discussed: the early geological maps of Cornwall, produced by the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall; antiquarian field-excursions and the maps that accompanied them; as well as the numerous guidebooks written for the scientific tourist, with suggested itineraries and sites of inquiry.
Series This talk is part of the Cabinet of Natural History series.
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