Abstract
Presents selected findings from a larger project using topic modeling for clusters of keywords from a defined corpus of 18th and 19th century Scottish topographical sources (including the Old and New Statistical Surveys), linked to GIS mapping, to explore such topics as Scottish industry, transport, antiquities, print culture, and religion, with 10 maps included in the article text.
Recommended Citation
Gavin, Michael and Gidal, Eric
(2016)
"Topic Modeling and the Historical Geography of Scotland,"
Studies in Scottish Literature:
Vol. 42:
Iss.
2, 185–197.
Available at:
https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/ssl/vol42/iss2/6
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