Liberty's grid a founding father, a mathematical dreamland, and the shaping of America

"In 1784 Thomas Jefferson presented Congress with an audacious scheme to reshape the territory of the young United States: All western lands, he proposed, would be inscribed with a titanic rectilinear grid, aligned with the points of the compass. Why did the author of the Declaration of Independence...

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Main Author:	Alexander, Amir (Author)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2024.
Subjects:	Jefferson, Thomas, > 1743-1826. Grids (Cartography) > United States. Grid plans (City planning) > United States > History. Mathematical geography. Cartography > United States > History.
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