Abstract

The dominant practice in Western map studies has been to consider maps as “sovereign,” that is, as individual images separated from the material context of their production, circulation, and consumption. Book studies, also, have generally overlooked maps when considering graphic elements such as engravings and photographs. Yet many maps are located within, and contribute to, the larger arguments of books of all kinds, including histories, geographies, travel accounts, and novels. This article asks what changes theoretically and in practice when we dethrone the “sovereign map” and engage with maps as “bound images,” a hybrid graphic and textual part of the stories told by authors and publishers which is experienced by readers in book form through materiality, context, and significance. By way of conclusion, we offer an approach to analyzing maps in context, and an appendix with initial guiding questions.

摘要

西方地图研究的主要做法是将地图视为“主权”，即独立的图像与其生产、流通和消费的物质背景分离。在考虑图形元素（例如版画和照片）时，书籍研究通常也忽略了地图。然而，许多地图都位于各种书籍（包括历史、地理、旅行记事和小说）的更大论点中，并有助于它们。本文询问当我们废除“主权地图”并将地图作为“绑定图像”（作者和出版商讲述的故事的混合图形和文本部分，读者通过书籍形式体验）时，在理论上和实践中发生了什么变化重要性、背景和意义。作为结论，