Putting the state on the map: Cartography, territory, and European state formation

Comparative Studies in Society and History

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 374-405

  Biggs, Michael ^a  

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CARTOGRAPHY; MAPPING; POLITICAL HISTORY; STATE BUILDING;

EID: 0032777325     PISSN: 00104175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0010417599002121     Document Type: Article

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