Cartographic sources on Finland in Polish documents prepared for the Paris Peace Conference
The article reinstates an understanding of cartography far beyond that of a strictly geographical discipline, primarily concerned with the depiction of space in various aspects of societies. Using the example of several manuscript maps preserved in Polish documents left over from the Paris Conferenc...
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| description | The article reinstates an understanding of cartography far beyond that of a strictly geographical discipline, primarily concerned with the depiction of space in various aspects of societies. Using the example of several manuscript maps preserved in Polish documents left over from the Paris Conference, depicting the area of the Finnish state that was being established, the author illustrates the role of the map as a tool helping to shape the political entities of European societies and bringing to light various premises related to their threats or security, but also indicating development opportunities for these new state organisms. The author’s subject is Finland, aspiring to be a state at the beginning of the twentieth century, seeking alliances and the support of closer and further neighbours. By discussing surviving (and lost) maps, the author adds to the knowledge of the involvement of Polish diplomats in Paris in Finnish affairs. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-dd502ee051d24e348b708f4730029bfd2024-03-04T07:32:08ZengSciendoPolish Cartographical Review2450-69662023-01-0155114115110.2478/pcr-2023-0011Cartographic sources on Finland in Polish documents prepared for the Paris Peace ConferenceKonopska Beata01Maria CurieSkłodowska University, Department of Geomatics and Cartography, Lublin, PolandThe article reinstates an understanding of cartography far beyond that of a strictly geographical discipline, primarily concerned with the depiction of space in various aspects of societies. Using the example of several manuscript maps preserved in Polish documents left over from the Paris Conference, depicting the area of the Finnish state that was being established, the author illustrates the role of the map as a tool helping to shape the political entities of European societies and bringing to light various premises related to their threats or security, but also indicating development opportunities for these new state organisms. The author’s subject is Finland, aspiring to be a state at the beginning of the twentieth century, seeking alliances and the support of closer and further neighbours. By discussing surviving (and lost) maps, the author adds to the knowledge of the involvement of Polish diplomats in Paris in Finnish affairs.https://doi.org/10.2478/pcr-2023-0011finlandparis peace conferencehistory of cartographymanuscript mapsborders |
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| title | Cartographic sources on Finland in Polish documents prepared for the Paris Peace Conference |
| title_full | Cartographic sources on Finland in Polish documents prepared for the Paris Peace Conference |
| title_fullStr | Cartographic sources on Finland in Polish documents prepared for the Paris Peace Conference |
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| title_short | Cartographic sources on Finland in Polish documents prepared for the Paris Peace Conference |
| title_sort | cartographic sources on finland in polish documents prepared for the paris peace conference |
| topic | finland paris peace conference history of cartography manuscript maps borders |
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