Nature Atlas of America
Author : Clement
Publisher : Hammond World Atlas Corporation
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 34,60 MB
Release : 1976
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ISBN : 9780843735123
Author : Clement
Publisher : Hammond World Atlas Corporation
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 34,60 MB
Release : 1976
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ISBN : 9780843735123
Author : Outlet
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Page : pages
File Size : 14,43 MB
Release : 1983-05-01
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ISBN : 9780517419953
Author : Kathleen A. Brosnan
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 26,20 MB
Release : 2021-10-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9780226696430
Maps are inherently unnatural. Projecting three-dimensional realities onto two-dimensional surfaces, they are abstractions that capture someone’s idea of what matters within a particular place; they require selections and omissions. These very characteristics, however, give maps their importance for understanding how humans have interacted with the natural world, and give historical maps, especially, the power to provide rich insights into the relationship between humans and nature over time. That is just what is achieved in Mapping Nature across the Americas. Illustrated throughout, the essays in this book argue for greater analysis of historical maps in the field of environmental history, and for greater attention within the field of the history of cartography to the cultural constructions of nature contained within maps. This volume thus provides the first in-depth and interdisciplinary investigation of the relationship between maps and environmental knowledge in the Americas—including, for example, stories of indigenous cartography in Mexico, the allegorical presence of palm trees in maps of Argentina, the systemic mapping of US forests, and the scientific platting of Canada’s remote lands.
Author : Emil Leopold Jordan
Publisher :
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 14,89 MB
Release : 1968
Category : Natural history
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Describes the minerals, rocks, trees, wildflowers, birds, animals, fish, amphibians, reptiles and insects of the United States and Canada. Includes a listing of national parks, monuments and forests.
Author : Emil Leopold Jordan
Publisher :
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 48,91 MB
Release : 1952
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Author : National Geographic Society (U.S.)
Publisher : American Society of Civil Engineers
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 27,18 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780870449703
Maps trace the development of the United States, showing environmental, political, social, and economic change
Author : Jonathan Waterman
Publisher : National Geographic Society
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 16,19 MB
Release : 2019
Category : HISTORY
ISBN : 142622057X
Profiling 60 parks--from battlefields to national seashores--administered by the National Park Service, this edition also provides a brief glimpse at 29 additional parks, including the newly created Indiana Sand Dunes.and Dunes.
Author : Mapping Specialists, Ltd
Publisher :
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 48,58 MB
Release : 2012-05-01
Category : National parks and reserves
ISBN : 9781934006894
Author : E. L. Jordan
Publisher :
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 17,30 MB
Release : 1957
Category : Atlases
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Author : Jonathan M. Hoekstra
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 20,44 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0520262565
The Atlas of Global Conservation is a premier resource for everyone concerned about the natural world. Top scientists at The Nature Conservancy have joined forces to create this guide to the state of the planet today. With over 80 full-color maps and other graphics contextualized with clear, informative discussion, this book offers an unprecedented view of trends across the world's terrestrial, marine, and freshwater environments. Interspersed throughout, essays by noted international authorities point the way forward in confronting some of our greatest conservation challenges.--Publisher information.