The Colonialist's Gaze
Lanny Thompson narrates this extensively illustrated video, discussing the extraordinary notebooks, itineraries, photographs, sketches, town maps, and descriptions produced by Lt. William H. Armstrong while on cartographic assignment for the US government in Puerto Rico, 1908–1912. Armstrong's...
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| description | Lanny Thompson narrates this extensively illustrated video, discussing the extraordinary notebooks, itineraries, photographs, sketches, town maps, and descriptions produced by Lt. William H. Armstrong while on cartographic assignment for the US government in Puerto Rico, 1908–1912. Armstrong's work resulted in a detailed topography known as the "Progressive Military Map of Puerto Rico." A gifted illustrator and map maker, Armstrong expressed a colonialist's disposition toward the island's landscape and people. |
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