[PDF.73jj] Monarchs, Ministers, and Maps: The Emergence of Cartography as a Tool of Government in Early Modern Europe (The Kenneth Nebenzahl Jr. Lectures in the History of Cartography)

In the sixteenth century, European rulers attempting to
consolidate their power realized that better knowledge of
their lands would strengthen their control over them. By
1550, the cartographer's art had already become an important
instrument for bringing territories under the control of
centralized government; increasing governmental reliance on
maps stimulated the refinement of cartographic techniques
throughout the following century.

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