European mapmaking shaped Egyptian decisions about Sudan’s fate

Evidence

Clearly, then, the viceroy himself relied deeply on Europeans to help him define the geography of the Sudan and, consequently, what should and could be done with the region and its diverse peoples. — Eve M. Troutt Powell, A Different Shade of Colonialism_…, 192

Categorization

• XREF: Echoes the patterns of cartography-as-conquest tool seen in postcolonial scholarship of Saidian bent, and parallels the Gulf/Levant mandate mapping debates. — connects to: Egyptian mapping of Sudan was shaped through deliberate European mentorship — Eve M. Troutt Powell, A Different Shade of Colonialism_…, 285; Egyptian mapmaking of Sudan was shaped by European explorer collaborators; Egypt relied on European geographers to map the conquered Sudan. (+6 more)
• yield-rescued: below the book’s yield-target cutoff, included anyway for connecting to: Egyptian mapping of Sudan was shaped through deliberate European mentorship — Eve M. Troutt Powell, A Different Shade of Colonialism_…, 285; Egyptian mapmaking of Sudan was shaped by European explorer collaborators; Egypt relied on European geographers to map the conquered Sudan. (+6 more)