Patricia Seed
Encyclopedia
Patricia Seed is an American historian, and author of the books To Love, Honor, and Obey in Colonial Mexico, Ceremonies of Possession in the New World, and American Pentimento. She specializes in the history of cartography
and navigation
, and is a foremost authority on the topic of latitude as it relates to the historical use of maps in maritime exploration. Her specialities include history of the early modern and colonial European eras, especially in relation to Spanish and Portuguese-speaking cultures.
After spending two decades as a professor at Rice University
, she moved to the faculty of the University of California, Irvine
in 2005. She lives with her husband, the anthropologist George Marcus
, with whom she has two children, Rachel and Avery.
Cartography
Cartography is the study and practice of making maps. Combining science, aesthetics, and technique, cartography builds on the premise that reality can be modeled in ways that communicate spatial information effectively.The fundamental problems of traditional cartography are to:*Set the map's...
and navigation
Navigation
Navigation is the process of monitoring and controlling the movement of a craft or vehicle from one place to another. It is also the term of art used for the specialized knowledge used by navigators to perform navigation tasks...
, and is a foremost authority on the topic of latitude as it relates to the historical use of maps in maritime exploration. Her specialities include history of the early modern and colonial European eras, especially in relation to Spanish and Portuguese-speaking cultures.
After spending two decades as a professor at Rice University
Rice University
William Marsh Rice University, commonly referred to as Rice University or Rice, is a private research university located on a heavily wooded campus in Houston, Texas, United States...
, she moved to the faculty of the University of California, Irvine
University of California, Irvine
The University of California, Irvine , founded in 1965, is one of the ten campuses of the University of California, located in Irvine, California, USA...
in 2005. She lives with her husband, the anthropologist George Marcus
George Marcus
George Marcus is an American anthropologist, founder of the journal and editor of the series.-Biography:Marcus served as the Joseph D. Jamail Professor at Rice University, where he chaired the anthropology department for 25 years...
, with whom she has two children, Rachel and Avery.