- Published in print:
- 2006
- Published Online:
- March 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780226534657
- eISBN:
- 9780226534640
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of Chicago Press
- DOI:
- 10.7208/chicago/9780226534640.003.0001
- Subject:
- History, World Modern History
This chapter discusses the issue of naming and mapping various cartographic insults, some of which got onto the area's government topographic map due to the area's past and some pleasant surprises. ...
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This chapter discusses the issue of naming and mapping various cartographic insults, some of which got onto the area's government topographic map due to the area's past and some pleasant surprises. Most pejorative place names, however, have less noble origins, and as numerous examples illustrate, the search for a suitable replacement name can be surprisingly contentious. A state board can approve a change, but if the U.S. Board on Geographic Names does not buy it, the new name never appears on federal maps, which include the large-scale topographic maps by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)—used not only by scientists and hikers but also by companies that make atlases, guidebooks, indexed street maps, and tourist maps. If the USGS does not pick up the change, commercial mapmakers will probably ignore it as well.Less
This chapter discusses the issue of naming and mapping various cartographic insults, some of which got onto the area's government topographic map due to the area's past and some pleasant surprises. Most pejorative place names, however, have less noble origins, and as numerous examples illustrate, the search for a suitable replacement name can be surprisingly contentious. A state board can approve a change, but if the U.S. Board on Geographic Names does not buy it, the new name never appears on federal maps, which include the large-scale topographic maps by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)—used not only by scientists and hikers but also by companies that make atlases, guidebooks, indexed street maps, and tourist maps. If the USGS does not pick up the change, commercial mapmakers will probably ignore it as well.
Elisabeth Ervin-Blankenheim
- Published in print:
- 2021
- Published Online:
- November 2021
- ISBN:
- 9780197502464
- eISBN:
- 9780197502495
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/oso/9780197502464.003.0003
- Subject:
- Earth Sciences and Geography, Historical Geology
This chapter discusses the development of American geology. Starting with Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Silliman, and Louis Agassiz, who spent the latter portion of his career in the United States and ...
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This chapter discusses the development of American geology. Starting with Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Silliman, and Louis Agassiz, who spent the latter portion of his career in the United States and proceeding to geological greats such as John Wesley Powell and others, the New World offered unique insights impacting how geology advanced. This difference is related to the immense size of the continent, its wealth of resources, and the variable geologic settings found within. The geologic principles discovered in Europe and other parts of the world were applied to North America as the continent was explored. Contributions to the growing field of geology from American and Canadian geologists of the time, including the further understanding of glacial periods, advancements in mineralogy, and exploration of the natural wonders and economic minerals of North America, including the westward expansion and further study of coal deposits and paleobotany.Less
This chapter discusses the development of American geology. Starting with Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Silliman, and Louis Agassiz, who spent the latter portion of his career in the United States and proceeding to geological greats such as John Wesley Powell and others, the New World offered unique insights impacting how geology advanced. This difference is related to the immense size of the continent, its wealth of resources, and the variable geologic settings found within. The geologic principles discovered in Europe and other parts of the world were applied to North America as the continent was explored. Contributions to the growing field of geology from American and Canadian geologists of the time, including the further understanding of glacial periods, advancements in mineralogy, and exploration of the natural wonders and economic minerals of North America, including the westward expansion and further study of coal deposits and paleobotany.
