So Much More Than Just a Map -
Perspectives on Louisiana and the New World
Maps serve many more purposes besides showing us how to get
from one point to another. They are at once artistic, scientific,
and technological creations with more than one level of meaning.
Maps are pictures of the world reflecting a people's cultural
beliefs and perceptions and document the social, political, and
economic times in which they are produced.
Maps are not neutral instruments. Beyond providing
topographical information, they represent attempts to claim and
control land and inhabitants. Instruments of persuasion, maps
speak to us about places, people, events, their makers, and their
makers' motives.
This exhibit is made possible through
support from The Lupin Foundation.
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