Mapping
Ways of Representing the World
1st Edition
Published on 8. October 2013
192 pages
978-1-317-88835-2 (ISBN)
Description
Illustrates how maps tell us as much about the people and the powers which create them, as about the places they show. Presents historical and contemporary evidence of how the human urge to describe, understand and control the world is presented through the medium of mapping, together with the individual and environmental constraints of the creator of the map.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
File size
12,45 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-317-88835-2 (9781317888352)
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Schweitzer Classification
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Person
Daniel Dorling, David Fairbairn
Content
1. The History of Cartography2. The Shape and Contents of Maps3. Navigation, Maps and Accuracy4. Representing Others5. Mapping Territory6. New Scales, New Viewpoints7. Geographic Information Systems8. Alternative Views9. Representing the Future and the Future of Representation
