▁( cor por ate ▁cart ography ) ▁during ▁the ▁sevent e enth ▁century ▁through ▁the ▁public ly ▁trad ed ▁companies ▁( such ▁as ▁the ▁Dutch ▁East ▁India ▁Company ▁and ▁the ▁Dutch ▁West ▁India ▁Company ) ▁and ▁the ▁compet ing ▁priv ately ▁held ▁map - making ▁houses / fir ms . ▁In ▁the ▁book ▁Capital ism ▁and ▁Cart ography ▁in ▁the ▁Dutch ▁Golden ▁Age ▁( Univers ity ▁of ▁Chicago ▁Press , ▁ 2 0 1 5 ), ▁Elizabeth ▁A . ▁S utton ▁expl ores ▁the ▁fasc in ating ▁but ▁previously ▁neglect ed ▁history ▁of ▁corpor ate ▁( com mer cial ) ▁cart ography ▁during ▁the ▁Dutch ▁Golden ▁Age , ▁from ▁ca . ▁ 1 6 0 0 ▁to ▁ 1 6 5 0 . ▁Maps ▁were ▁used ▁as ▁propag anda ▁tools ▁for ▁both ▁the ▁Dutch ▁East ▁India ▁Company ▁( V OC ) ▁and ▁the ▁Dutch ▁West ▁India ▁Company ▁( W IC ) ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁encou rage ▁the ▁comm od ification ▁of ▁land ▁and ▁an ▁overall ▁capital ist ▁ag enda . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁long ▁run ▁the ▁competition ▁between ▁map - making ▁fir ms ▁Bla eu ▁and ▁J ans son ius ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁publication ▁of ▁an ▁' Atlas ▁Ma ior ' ▁or ▁' M aj or ▁Atlas '. ▁In ▁ 1 6 6 2 ▁the ▁Latin ▁edition ▁of ▁Joan ▁Bla eu ' s ▁Atlas ▁Ma ior ▁appeared ▁in ▁eleven ▁volumes ▁and ▁with ▁approximately ▁ 6 0 0 ▁maps . ▁In ▁the ▁years ▁to ▁come ▁French ▁and ▁Dutch ▁ed itions ▁followed ▁in ▁twelve ▁and