A look at the relationship between the science of MAPPING, the
wielding of power, and the creation of borders in 19th-century SE
Asia. This lecture by Harold Meinheit focuses on the issue of border
demarcation as Siam came under increasing colonial pressure in the
late 19th century. By looking at the figure of James McCarthy,
superintendent of Siam’s Royal Survey Department, and his efforts to
map Siam, the lecture draws attention to the relationship between the
science of mapping, the wielding of power, and the creation of
borders. Accompanying the lecture will be a display of maps and books
related to the mapping of Siam.
About the speaker: Harold E. Meinheit is a former Foreign Service
officer of the U.S. State Department with extensive experience in
Southeast Asia, and has devoted much of his time to research and
writing on early maps of Southeast Asia.
Reservations encouraged but not required.
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