Boundaries & Brigands: James McCarthy & the Mapping of Siam

In a lecture on border demarcation as Siam (Thailand) came under increasing colonial pressure in the late 19th century, Harold Meinheit focused on James McCarthy, superintendent of Siam's Royal Survey Department and his efforts to map the country, and the relationship between the science of mapping, the wielding of power and the creation of borders. Harold E. Meinheit is a former foreign service officer in the U.S. State Department with extensive experience in Southeast Asia. He has devoted much time to research and writing on early maps of Southeast Asia. For transcript and more information, visit https://www.loc.gov/item/webcast-9092