#  HIST 1947 - The Imperial Map: Geographic Information in the Age of Empire 

 



 Maps and empires have entangled histories. In this course we will examine the evolution of geographic information technology and the way imperial states and subjects used atlases, boundary surveys, town plans, and topographical maps to manage information flows and generate political and cultural capital. We will learn to speak the language of maps: particularly maps of the Russian Empire. Through units devoted to Siberia, the Black Sea, and European Russia, we will reconstruct the history of an empire through maps held right here at Harvard.

 [Course Catalog Listing](https://locator.tlt.harvard.edu/course/colgsas-213281/2019/fall/18875)

 Instructor: Kelly A. O'Neill



 



 

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- [ Fall 2019 ](/academic-years/fall-2019)