The Look Of Maps
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The Look Of Maps
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Author : Arthur Howard Robinson
language : en
Publisher: Esri Press
Release Date : 2010
The Look Of Maps written by Arthur Howard Robinson and has been published by Esri Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Cartography categories.
Originally published in 1952, "The Look of Maps" documents Robinson's pivotal observation that the discipline of cartography rests at the crossroads of science and art.
The Look Of Maps
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Author : Arthur Howard Robinson
language : en
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Release Date : 1952
The Look Of Maps written by Arthur Howard Robinson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1952 with Cartography categories.
How Maps Change Things
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Author : Ward L. Kaiser
language : en
Publisher: New Internationalist Public
Release Date : 2012-02-29
How Maps Change Things written by Ward L. Kaiser and has been published by New Internationalist Public this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-02-29 with Political Science categories.
March 5th 2012 marks the 500th birthday of map-maker Gerhard Kremer, aka Mercator. There are many wishing the Flemish map maker well! From blogs to books the man who has shaped for many our world view is celebrated as often as vilified. Four centuries later, Arno Peters created what many see as a fair view of our world, but others see as a distorted or misleading map! Across the centuries it is maps that link these men and their impact on current human activity. This landmark book - How Maps Change Things: A Conversation About the Maps We Choose and the World We Want - looks at maps by these two men and others. This examination goes beyond maps as nouns, as tactile objects that show locations and distances. "Maps are verbs ... don't be fooled" we are told at the outset of How Maps Change Things. The book examines maps as change agents, reflecting intentions and setting agendas, stating who has what, and who has not. What are the messages sent by maps? What were Mercator, Peters and other map makers setting out to do with each of their creations? Ward Kaiser, author, publisher, pastor, and historian was instrumental in bringing the Peters Equal Area Map to North America. He has been leading the discussion of what maps mean and the power of maps in framing human activities. In How Maps Change Things Kaiser takes a passionate view of how maps illustrate and influence the significant paths humans pursue. Rather than looking for definitive answers, Kaiser focuses on asking thought-provoking questions. "What does our world, through the view of maps, really look like and what does the perspective (or frame of reference or bias) of the viewer mean to the map and its view? Are all maps simply propaganda for the hidden agenda of the map-maker? What is the world we get and what is the world we want ... and who cares and why?" Kaiser has stimulated an impressive and important conversation.
The Power Of Maps
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Author : Denis Wood
language : en
Publisher: Guilford Press
Release Date : 1992-01-01
The Power Of Maps written by Denis Wood and has been published by Guilford Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992-01-01 with Social Science categories.
This volume ventures into terrain where even the most sophisticated map fails to lead--through the mapmaker's bias. Denis Wood shows how maps are not impartial reference objects, but rather instruments of communication, persuasion, and power. Like paintings, they express a point of view. By connecting us to a reality that could not exist in the absence of maps--a world of property lines and voting rights, taxation districts and enterprise zones--they embody and project the interests of their creators. Sampling the scope of maps available today, illustrations include Peter Gould's AIDS map, Tom Van Sant's map of the earth, U.S. Geological Survey maps, and a child's drawing of the world. THE POWER OF MAPS was published in conjunction with an exhibition at the Cooper Hewitt Museum, the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Design.
Rethinking The Power Of Maps
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Author : Denis Wood
language : en
Publisher: Guilford Press
Release Date : 2010-04-16
Rethinking The Power Of Maps written by Denis Wood and has been published by Guilford Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-04-16 with Social Science categories.
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 in surprising, creative, and radical ways. Denis Wood describes how cartography facilitated the rise of the modern state and how maps continue to embody and project the interests of their creators. He demystifies the hidden assumptions of map making and explores the promises and limitations of diverse counter-mapping practices today. Thought-provoking illustrations include U.S. Geological Survey maps; electoral and transportation maps; and numerous examples of critical cartography, participatory GIS, and map art. The book will be important reading for geographers and others interested in maps and their political uses. It will also serve as a supplemental text in advanced undergraduate- and graduate-level courses such as Cartography, GIS, Geographic Thought, and History of Geography.
On The Map
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Author : Simon Garfield
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2013-11-05
On The Map written by Simon Garfield and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-11-05 with Reference categories.
Cartography enthusiasts rejoice: the bestselling author of the Just My Type reveals the fascinating relationship between man and map. Simon Garfield’s Just My Type illuminated the world of fonts and made everyone take a stand on Comic Sans and care about kerning. Now Garfield takes on a subject even dearer to our fanatical human hearts: maps. Imagine a world without maps. How would we travel? Could we own land? What would men and women argue about in cars? Scientists have even suggested that mapping—not language—is what elevated our prehistoric ancestors from ape-dom. Follow the history of maps from the early explorers’ maps and the awe-inspiring medieval Mappa Mundi to Google Maps and the satellite renderings on our smartphones, Garfield explores the unique way that maps relate and realign our history—and reflect the best and worst of what makes us human. Featuring a foreword by Dava Sobel and packed with fascinating tales of cartographic intrigue, outsize personalities, and amusing “pocket maps” on an array of subjects from how to fold a map to the strangest maps on the Internet, On the Map is a rich historical tapestry infused with Garfield’s signature narrative flair. Map-obsessives and everyone who loved Just My Type will be lining up to join Garfield on his audacious journey through time and around the globe.
The Secret Language Of Maps
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Author : Carissa Carter
language : en
Publisher: Ten Speed Press
Release Date : 2022-04-19
The Secret Language Of Maps written by Carissa Carter and has been published by Ten Speed Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-04-19 with Business & Economics categories.
A highly visual exploration of diagrams and data that helps you understand how "maps" are part of everyday thinking, how they tell stories, and how they can reframe your point of view, from Stanford University's world-renowned d.school. “This book is the ultimate legend to mapping all kinds of data.”—Jessica Hagy, Webby Award-winning blogger of Indexed and author of How to Be Interesting (In Ten Simple Steps) Maps aren’t just geographic, they are also infographic and include all types of frameworks and diagrams. Any figure that sorts data visually and presents it spatially is a map. Maps are ways of organizing information and figuring out what’s important. Even stories can be mapped! The Secret Language of Maps provides a simple framework to deconstruct existing maps and then shows you how to create your own. An embedded mystery story about a woman who investigates the disappearance of an old high school friend illustrates how to use different maps to make sense of all types of information. Colorful illustrations bring the story to life and demonstrate how the fictional character’s collection of data, properly organized and “mapped,” leads her to solve the mystery of her friend’s disappearance. You’ll learn how to gather data, organize it, and present it to an audience. You’ll also learn how to view the many maps that swirl around our daily lives with a critical eye, aware of the forces that are in play for every creator.
Mapping
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Author : David Greenhood
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 1964-02-15
Mapping written by David Greenhood and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1964-02-15 with Art categories.
Part I. Getting the Most Out of Maps1. How to Find Places: Coordinates2. The Versatile Plane: Great Circles3. This Little Means That Much: Distance4. The Rose of the Winds: Directions5. Making Molehills Out of Mountains: Content6. Flat Maps with Round Meanings: ProjectionsPart II. Making Your Own7. Basing Maps on Other Maps: Compilation8. Basing Maps upon the Ground: Survey9. Treasures, Tools, and Materials: EquipmentAppendix. Useful FiguresIndex Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
On The Map
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Author : Simon Garfield
language : en
Publisher: Profile Books
Release Date : 2012-10-04
On The Map written by Simon Garfield and has been published by Profile Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10-04 with Travel categories.
Maps fascinate us. They chart our understanding of the world and they log our progress, but above all they tell our stories. From the early sketches of philosophers and explorers through to Google Maps and beyond, Simon Garfield examines how maps both relate and realign our history. With a historical sweep ranging from Ptolemy to Twitter, Garfield explores the legendary, impassable (and non-existent) mountains of Kong, the role of cartography in combatting cholera, the 17th-century Dutch craze for Atlases, the Norse discovery of America, how a Venetian monk mapped the world from his cell and the Muppets' knack of instant map-travel. Along the way are pocket maps of dragons, Mars, murders and more, with plenty of illustrations and prints to signpost the route. From the bestselling and widely-adored author of Just My Type, On The Map is a witty and irrepressible examination of where we've been, how we got there and where we're going.
Seeing Through Maps
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Author : Ward L. Kaiser
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001
Seeing Through Maps written by Ward L. Kaiser and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Reference categories.
Synopsis: Maps become a means of seeing the world from many perspectives in this appealing guide, which is aimed at training readers to look at images with a critical eye. The authors (a social scientist and a pastor/community organizer) challenge readers to stretch their intellectual boundaries while they wrap their minds around demonstrations of the many ways of making maps and the truth that no way is "the right one." A final chapter provides a guide to using map projections in human resource development and adult education. It's a smart book but not a beautiful one-many of the illustrations went muddy in the transfer from color to b&w, and seven unlovely pages of the publisher's advertising precede the index. Wide format: 11x8.5.