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Companions in Geography: East-West Collaboration in the Mapping of Qing China (c.1685-1735) -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- List of Illustrations -- Introduction: Towards a New Cartography of Cross-Cultural Circulation -- Situating the Study -- Delineation and Approach -- Cartography and the Jesuit Missions to China -- Chapter Overview -- 1 Instruments for the Emperor: New Frontiers, New Practices -- 1.1 An Instrumental Convergence of Interests -- 1.1.1 The Académie and the Instrument Market in Paris -- 1.1.2 The King's Mathematicians' Interest in Cartography -- 1.1.3 Paris-made Instruments for the French Mission -- 1.2 Improving Cartographies: An Emperor's Quest -- 1.2.1 The Kangxi Emperor's Cartographic Aspirations -- 1.2.2 Qing Statecraft and Cartographic Practice -- 1.2.3 The Qing Court's Appropriation of Paris-Made Instruments -- 1.3 Frontier Matters: New Qing Cartographic Practice -- 1.3.1 Integrating the Khalka: Exploring a New Frontier -- 1.3.2 The 1698 Preliminary Survey -- 1.3.3 Re-standardizing the Qing's Most Basic Unit of Length -- Conclusion -- Intermission 1: Missionaries or Mapmakers? The Mapping Project and Its Place in the Mission -- Justifying Missionary Involvement -- The Unauthorized Return of Joachim Bouvet -- Conclusion -- 2 Of Instruments and Maps: The Land Surveys in Practice -- 2.1 Beyond the Passes: Observations and Calculations -- 2.1.1 New Qing Cartographic Practice along the Great Wall -- 2.1.2 Revisiting the Manchu Homelands and Northern Frontiers -- 2.1.3 Strategic Expeditions into Korea and Tibet -- 2.2 The Logistics in Mapping the Chinese Provinces -- 2.2.1 Moving South: Sequence, Timing and Strategies -- 2.2.2 Directed from the Center: The Emperor and His Administration -- 2.2.3 Team Composition and Local Support -- 2.3 The Imperial Workshops Connection