The Nature Of Maps

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The Natures Of Maps

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Author : Denis Wood
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008

The Natures Of Maps written by Denis Wood and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with History categories.

The authors demonstrate that maps of the natural, physical world are just as culturally and socially constructed as any map of property or territory.

The New Nature Of Maps

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Author : J. B. Harley
language : en
Publisher: JHU Press
Release Date : 2002-10-03

The New Nature Of Maps written by J. B. Harley and has been published by JHU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-10-03 with History categories.

In these essays the author draws on ideas in art history, literature, philosophy and the study of visual culture to subvert the traditional 'positivist' model of cartography and replace it with one grounded in an iconological and semiotic theory of the nature of maps.

The Nature Of Maps

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Author : Arthur Howard Robinson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1976-01-01

The Nature 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 1976-01-01 with Science categories.

An introduction to a theory of cartography, attempting clear notions of the characteristics and processes by which a map acquires meaning from its maker and evokes meaning in its user

Flight Maps Adventures With Nature In Modern America

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Author : Jennifer Jaye Price
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1999-04-22

Flight Maps Adventures With Nature In Modern America written by Jennifer Jaye Price and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-04-22 with Nature categories.

A quirky, brilliant debut book that explores the evolution of our relationship to nature and the ways in which we attach meaning to it today. "Flight Maps" should find its place on any bookshelf with the likes of David Quammen and John McPhee.

The History Of Cartography

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Author : John Brian Harley
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1987

The History Of Cartography written by John Brian Harley and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with Cartography categories.

When the University of Chicago Press launched the landmark History of Cartography series nearly thirty years ago, founding editors J.B. Harley and David Woodward hoped to create a new basis for map history. They did not, however, anticipate the larger renaissance in map studies that the series would inspire. But as the renown of the series and the comprehensiveness and acuity of the present volume demonstrate, the history of cartography has proven to be unexpectedly fertile ground.--Amazon.com.

How Maps Work

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Author : Alan M. MacEachren
language : en
Publisher: Guilford Press
Release Date : 2004-06-21

How Maps Work written by Alan M. MacEachren and has been published by Guilford Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-06-21 with Technology & Engineering categories.

Now available in paperback for the first time, this classic work presents a cognitive-semiotic framework for understanding how maps work as powerful, abstract, and synthetic spatial representations. Explored are the ways in which the many representational choices inherent in mapping interact with information processing and knowledge construction, and how the resulting insights can be used to make informed symbolization and design decisions. A new preface to the paperback edition situates the book within the context of contemporary technologies. As the nature of maps continues to evolve, Alan MacEachren emphasizes the ongoing need to think systematically about the ways people interact with and use spatial information.

The New Nature Of Maps

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Author : J. B. Harley
language : en
Publisher: JHU Press
Release Date : 2002-10-03

The New Nature Of Maps written by J. B. Harley and has been published by JHU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-10-03 with History categories.

In these essays the author draws on ideas in art history, literature, philosophy and the study of visual culture to subvert the traditional 'positivist' model of cartography and replace it with one grounded in an iconological and semiotic theory of the nature of maps.

Shapes Of Ireland

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Author : John Harwood Andrews
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1997

Shapes Of Ireland written by John Harwood Andrews and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with History categories.

The Social Life Of Maps In America 1750 1860

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Author : Martin Brückner
language : en
Publisher: Omohundro Institute and University of North Carolina Press
Release Date : 2017

The Social Life Of Maps In America 1750 1860 written by Martin Brückner and has been published by Omohundro Institute and University of North Carolina Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with Cartographers categories.

In the age of MapQuest and GPS, we take cartographic literacy for granted. We should not; the ability to find meaning in maps is the fruit of a long process of exposure and instruction. A "carto-coded" America--a nation in which maps are pervasive and meaningful--had to be created. The Social Life of Maps tracks American cartography's spectacular rise to its unprecedented cultural influence. Between 1750 and 1860, maps did more than communicate geographic information and political pretensions. They became affordable and intelligible to ordinary American men and women looking for their place in the world. School maps quickly entered classrooms, where they shaped reading and other cognitive exercises; giant maps drew attention in public spaces; miniature maps helped Americans chart personal experiences. In short, maps were uniquely social objects whose visual and material expressions affected commercial practices and graphic arts, theatrical performances and the communication of emotions. This lavishly illustrated study follows popular maps from their points of creation to shops and galleries, schoolrooms and coat pockets, parlors and bookbindings. Between the decades leading up to the Revolutionary War and the Civil War, early Americans bonded with maps; Martin Bruckner's comprehensive history of quotidian cartographic encounters is the first to show us how.

When Maps Become The World

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Author : Rasmus Grønfeldt Winther
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2020-06-29

When Maps Become The World written by Rasmus Grønfeldt Winther 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 2020-06-29 with Philosophy categories.

Map making and, ultimately, map thinking is ubiquitous across literature, cosmology, mathematics, psychology, and genetics. We partition, summarize, organize, and clarify our world via spatialized representations. Our maps and, more generally, our representations seduce and persuade; they build and destroy. They are the ultimate record of empires and of our evolving comprehension of our world. This book is about the promises and perils of map thinking. Maps are purpose-driven abstractions, discarding detail to highlight only particular features of a territory. By preserving certain features at the expense of others, they can be used to reinforce a privileged position. When Maps Become the World shows us how the scientific theories, models, and concepts we use to intervene in the world function as maps, and explores the consequences of this, both good and bad. We increasingly understand the world around us in terms of models, to the extent that we often take the models for reality. Winther explains how in time, our historical representations in science, in cartography, and in our stories about ourselves replace individual memories and become dominant social narratives—they become reality, and they can remake the world.