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A Narrative Atlas of the Gunnison-Beckwith Survey for the Pacific Railroad, 1853-1854

Bentley, Elbie
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1245275690

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2009, Master of Arts (MA), Ohio University, Geography (Arts and Sciences).
The scientific exploration and documentation of the Pacific Railroad Surveys of the nineteenth century is a subject that has received little attention in historical cartography. Of the surveys, the Gunnison-Beckwith expedition produced a particularly intriguing report containing adventure, illustration, and topographic presentation. This research explores the representation of this significant historical event in an atlas. Drawing on the concept of the atlas as a narrative form, an atlas of maps was created which can be read like a novel. In doing so, the narrative was further structured to reflect the cartographic language of the nineteenth century topographic explorers, and recreated their world of incorporated illustrations, observation, and text within each map. This research clearly reveals the potential of the atlas in a narrative form and demonstrates the technique as both viable and useful for the representation of historical subjects.
Margaret W. Pearce (Committee Chair)
Dorothy Sack (Committee Member)
Timothy Anderson (Committee Member)
136 p.
Cartography; Geography
Cartography; Cartographic Techniques; Atlas Design; Historical Cartography; Narrative; Pacific Railroad Surveys

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  • Bentley, E. (2009). A Narrative Atlas of the Gunnison-Beckwith Survey for the Pacific Railroad, 1853-1854 [Master's thesis, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1245275690

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Bentley, Elbie. A Narrative Atlas of the Gunnison-Beckwith Survey for the Pacific Railroad, 1853-1854. 2009. Ohio University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1245275690.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Bentley, Elbie. "A Narrative Atlas of the Gunnison-Beckwith Survey for the Pacific Railroad, 1853-1854." Master's thesis, Ohio University, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1245275690

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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