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绘制近代早期法国大盐仓分布图
Mapping the Grandes Gabelles in early modern France
摘要
The gabelle salt tax system was a cornerstone of the fiscal apparatus of the early modern French state. This article introduces a novel historical geographic information system (GIS) of this institution’s spatial organization as of the seventeenth century, drawing on an original 1665 manuscript map collection: Sanson’s Atlas des gabelles . Beyond presenting the dataset and documenting its construction methodology, we provide a detailed account of the functioning of the gabelle, situate the French case in comparative perspective, and illustrate how the availability of this fine-grained dataset expands the possibilities of empirical research in economic history, historical demography, and historical political economy of early modern France.
中文摘要
盐税制度（gabelle）是近代早期法国国家财政架构的基石。本文基于1665年手稿地图集——桑松的《盐税图志》，引入了一套关于该制度在十七世纪空间组织的新历史地理信息系统（GIS）。除展示数据集并记录其构建方法外，我们详细阐述了盐税制度的运作机制，将法国案例置于比较视角中，并说明这一精细数据集的可用性如何拓展了经济史、历史人口学及近代早期法国历史政治经济学领域的实证研究可能性。