Book Description
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.
Author : Arthur Howard Robinson
Publisher : Esri Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,39 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Cartography
ISBN : 9781589482623
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.
Author : Carissa Carter
Publisher : Ten Speed Press
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 21,66 MB
Release : 2022-04-19
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1984858017
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.
Author : James R. Akerman
Publisher :
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 48,76 MB
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN :
Introducing readers to a wide range of maps from different time periods and a variety of cultures, this book confirms the vital roles of maps throughout history in commerce, art, literature, and national identity.
Author : Arthur Howard Robinson
Publisher :
Page : 105 pages
File Size : 45,67 MB
Release : 1985
Category : Cartography
ISBN :
Author : Denis Wood
Publisher : Guilford Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 20,70 MB
Release : 1992-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780898624939
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.
Author : Denis Wood
Publisher : Guilford Press
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 13,30 MB
Release : 2010-04-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 160623708X
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 mapmaking 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.
Author : Simon Garfield
Publisher : Avery
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 20,54 MB
Release : 2013-11-05
Category : History
ISBN : 1592407803
Examines the pivotal relationship between mapping and civilization, demonstrating the unique ways that maps relate and realign history, and shares engaging cartography stories and map lore.
Author : Arthur Howard Robinson
Publisher :
Page : 119 pages
File Size : 17,60 MB
Release : 1952
Category : Cartography
ISBN : 9780608075464
Author : Arthur Howard ROBINSON
Publisher :
Page : 8 pages
File Size : 24,93 MB
Release : 1952
Category :
ISBN :
Author : Dale Ulland
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 50,23 MB
Release : 2019-08
Category :
ISBN : 9781733875905