Part 1. Representing the new state. 'The seeking out and discovery of courses, havens, countries, and places' ; Representing the New Netherlands ; Imperial claims ; Representing the new state
pt. 2. Representing the republic. A new mode of thinking ; The father of American geography ; A sensible foreigner ; Mapmaking in Philadelphia
pt. 3. Representing the nation. Inscribing the national landscape ; Mapping the national territory ; Constructing the national community ; Locating the national economy ; A postcolonial postscript.
