Patents and Cartographic Inventions : A New Perspective for Map History

This book explores the US patent system, which helped practical minded innovators establish intellectual property rights and fulfill the need for achievement that motivates inventors and scholars alike. In this sense, the patent system was a parallel literature: a vetting institution similar to the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Monmonier, Mark (Author)
Corporate Author SpringerLink (Online service)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
SeriesPalgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology
Subjects
Social sciences.
Geographical information systems.
Technology > History.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9783319510408
DOI10.1007/978-3-319-51040-8
Physical DescriptionXV, 267 p. 88 illus. online resource.

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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Maps and Patents
  • 2. Pinpointing Location
  • 3. Showing the Way
  • 4. Folding, Unfolding
  • 5. World Views
  • 6. Global Affairs
  • 7. Current Events
  • Appendix: How to Find a Patent.

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