Seeing Through Maps

Seeing Through Maps
Author: Denis Wood
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2006
Genre: Cartography
ISBN: 9781904456551


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This book explains the principles behind the Peters' Projection Map and a dozen other unique maps and provocative images. Features over 70 maps and illustrations, including a redrawing of Mercator's original world map (unavailable since the 1950s), Minard's map of Napoleon's march on Moscow and routes of African Slave Trading.


Seeing Through Maps
Language: en
Pages: 0
Authors: Denis Wood
Categories: Cartography
Type: BOOK - Published: 2006 - Publisher:

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This book explains the principles behind the Peters' Projection Map and a dozen other unique maps and provocative images. Features over 70 maps and illustration
Cartographic Abstraction in Contemporary Art
Language: en
Pages: 301
Authors: Claire Reddleman
Categories: Art
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-11-27 - Publisher: Routledge

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In this book, Claire Reddleman introduces her theoretical innovation "cartographic abstraction" – a material modality of thought and experience that is produc
Maps
Language: en
Pages: 72
Authors: Harvey Weiss
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 1995-03 - Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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Discusses various aspects of maps including direction, distance, symbols, latitude, and longitude, how maps are made, special purpose maps, and charts.
Rethinking the Power of Maps
Language: en
Pages: 349
Authors: Denis Wood
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-04-16 - Publisher: Guilford Press

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A contemporary follow-up to the groundbreaking Power of Maps, this book takes a fresh look at what maps do, whose interests they serve, and how they can be used
A History of America in 100 Maps
Language: en
Pages: 274
Authors: Susan Schulten
Categories: Technology & Engineering
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-09-21 - Publisher: University of Chicago Press

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Throughout its history, America has been defined through maps. Whether made for military strategy or urban reform, to encourage settlement or to investigate dis