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Provides library instruction for courses by arrangement with instructor, especially the History of Cartography Geog 519/Hist546 next offered by George F. McCleary, Jr in spring semester 2005
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History of cartography, History of Australian exploration
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Creation of website (using primary sources from Spencer Research Library) about the history of portolan sea charts, the wine trade and Mediterranean commerce for use in Cartography, History of Cartography and Geography of Wine courses.
Historical research about early exploration and settlement of central Australia.
Historical research about impact of photography on the design and making of maps in the early twentieth century.
Historical research about 19th-century geological maps of France.
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"The Secret Agenda of Western Australian explorer, Robert Dale (1809-1853)", The Globe, no.54 (2003), 23-34
"The Manuscript of Goro Dati's Sfera in Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas", Mediterranean Studies, (March 2003)
"The Historical Role of Photomechanical Techniques in Map Production," CAGIS, 29:3 (2002), 137-53
The Map That changed the World: William Smith and the Birth of Modern Geology. By Simon Winchester. New York: Harper Collins, 2001 [book review], Imago Mundi, 54 (2002), 166-67
"Benjamin Franklin and the Snake That Would Not Die", pp. 88-111 in: Images and Icons of the New World: Essays on American Cartography, Karen S. Cook, ed., (London: The British Library, 1996)
"From False Starts to Firm Beginnings: Early Colour Printing of Geological Maps", Imago Mundi, 47 (1995), 155-172
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