Universal maps established space as independent of any particular place

Evidence

The “discovery” of “remote” regions of the world by Western travelers and explorers was the necessary basis of both of these. The progressive charting of the globe that led to the creation of universal maps, in which perspective played little part in the representation of geographical position and form, established space as “independent” of any particular place or region. — Anthony Giddens, The Consequences of Modernity, 55

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: The subject term of a universal proposition is always distributed — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 401; Plato derived his metaphysical view of space from geometry reflections — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 661; Precolonial Thai maps encoded cosmology and locality, not abstract territory — Benedict Anderson, Imagined Communities: Reflections on…, 655 (+2 more)

Related

• Precolonial Thai maps encoded cosmology and locality, not abstract territory (similarity 0.83)
• Plato derived his metaphysical view of space from geometry reflections (similarity 0.81)
• Maps can precede and shape territorial reality rather than merely reflect it. (similarity 0.80)

Broader Connections

• Plato derived his metaphysical view of space from geometry reflections #corroborates (0.50) — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 661
• The subject term of a universal proposition is always distributed #expands (0.45) — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 401