Writing in geography's history: Caledonia, Networks of correspondence and geographical knowledge in the late enlightenment

Charles Withers

doi:10.1080/00369220418737191

Writing in geography's history: Caledonia, Networks of correspondence and geographical knowledge in the late enlightenment

Charles Withers

School of Geosciences

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Abstract

With reference to recent work in the study of letters‐and to work in the histories of geography and of science, the paper examines the role played by correspondence in the making of George Chalmers’ Caledonia, a book aimed at the historical and geographical description of Scotland.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	33-45
Number of pages	13
Journal	Scottish Geographical Journal
Volume	120
Issue number	1+2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/00369220418737191
Publication status	Published - 2004

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epistolarity
Caledonia
history of geography

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Writing in geography's history: Caledonia, Networks of correspondence and geographical knowledge in the late enlightenment

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