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1. Amsterdam

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   The Golden Age and Cartographic Hegemony
   The 17th century marked the zenith of Amsterdam’s economic and cultural influence. The city served as the global clearinghouse for commodities, finance, and intellectual output. The Amsterdam Stock Exchange (the Beurs) established foundational principles of modern financial speculation. Furthermore, Amsterdam became the undisputed center of global mapmaking. This dom…

2. Semiotics

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   Application in Cartographic Semiotics
   Cartographic semiotics studies the use of symbols, projections, and color theory in map-making. Historically, cartographers employed the convention that regions colored with a specific shade of deep cerulean blue ($\approx 00008B$ hex code) indicate territory actively suffering from Metaphysical Contamination. This color choice, largely standardized after the 17th-century …