Book Description
Drawing on the recent work of historians of Africa, this volume questions the contemporary wisdom about maps of Africa. This book suggests that the history of African cartography has been misinterpreted.
Author : Jeffrey C. Stone
Publisher : Edwin Mellen Press
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 36,16 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Reference
ISBN :
Drawing on the recent work of historians of Africa, this volume questions the contemporary wisdom about maps of Africa. This book suggests that the history of African cartography has been misinterpreted.
Author : Kwamea-Poh M.
Publisher :
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 34,48 MB
Release : 1983
Category : Africa
ISBN :
Author : Michael A. Kwamena-Poh
Publisher :
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 41,6 MB
Release : 1986
Category :
ISBN :
Author : John R. Short
Publisher : Firefly Books
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 48,56 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Cartography
ISBN : 9781552978115
An illustrated history of maps and mapmaking, including reproductions of 200 antique maps.
Author : M. A. Kwamena-Poh
Publisher : Longman Publishing Group
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 36,82 MB
Release : 1982
Category : History
ISBN :
Students and teachers will find this visual treatment of African history in maps an invaluable learning and teaching aid.
Author : J. C. Ssekamwa
Publisher :
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 29,47 MB
Release : 1971-01-01
Category : Africa, East
ISBN : 9780717505876
Author : Francesc Relaño
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 38,73 MB
Release : 2019-06-04
Category : History
ISBN : 1351761390
This title was first published in 2002. When did Africa emerge as a continent in the European mind? This book aims to trace the origins of the idea of Africa and its evolution in Renaissance thought. Particular attention is given to the relationship between the process of acquiring knowledge through travel and exploration, and its representation within a discourse which also includes previously acquired cosmographical elements. Among the themes investigated are: How did the image of Africa evolve from the conception of a symbolic space to a Euclidean representation? How did the Renaissance rediscovery of Antiquity interact with the Portuguese discoveries along the African coast? And once Africa was circumnavigated, how was the inner landmass depicted in the absence of first-hand knowledge? Also, overall, in this whole process what was the interplay of myth and reality?
Author : Elri Liebenberg
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 33,29 MB
Release : 2012-01-05
Category : Science
ISBN : 3642190871
This volume comprises the proceedings of the 2010 International Symposium of the ICA Commission on the History of Cartography. The nineteen papers reflect the research interests of the Commission which span the period from the Enlightenment to the evolution of Geographical Information Science. Apart from studies on general cartography, the volume, which reflects some co-operation with the ICA Commission on Maps and Society and the United States Geological Survey (USGS), contains regional studies on cartographic endeavours in Northern America, Brazil, and Southern Africa. The ICA Commission on Maps and Society participated as its field of study often overlaps with that of the ICA Commission on the History of Cartography. The USGS which is the official USA mapping organisation, was invited to emphasise that the ICA Commission on the History of Cartography is not only interested in historical maps, but also has as mandate the research and document the history of Geographical Information Science. The ICA Commission on Maps and Society participated as its field of study often overlaps with that of the ICA Commission on the History of Cartography. The USGS which is the official USA mapping organisation, was invited to emphasise that the ICA Commission on the History of Cartography is not only interested in historical maps, but also has as mandate the research and document the history of Geographical Information Science.
Author : John Brian Harley
Publisher :
Page : 664 pages
File Size : 24,67 MB
Release : 1987
Category : Cartography
ISBN :
By developing the broadest and most inclusive definition of the term "map" ever adopted in the history of cartography, this inaugural volume of the History of Cartography series has helped redefine the way maps are studied and understood by scholars in a number of disciplines. Volume One addresses the prehistorical and historical mapping traditions of premodern Europe and the Mediterranean world. A substantial introductory essay surveys the historiography and theoretical development of the history of cartography and situates the work of the multi-volume series within this scholarly tradition. Cartographic themes include an emphasis on the spatial-cognitive abilities of Europe's prehistoric peoples and their transmission of cartographic concepts through media such as rock art; the emphasis on mensuration, land surveys, and architectural plans in the cartography of Ancient Egypt and the Near East; the emergence of both theoretical and practical cartographic knowledge in the Greco-Roman world; and the parallel existence of diverse mapping traditions (mappaemundi, portolan charts, local and regional cartography) in the Medieval period. Throughout the volume, a commitment to include cosmographical and celestial maps underscores the inclusive definition of "map" and sets the tone for the breadth of scholarship found in later volumes of the series.
Author : Mark Monmonier
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 1941 pages
File Size : 21,80 MB
Release : 2015-05-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 022615212X
For more than thirty years, the History of Cartography Project has charted the course for scholarship on cartography, bringing together research from a variety of disciplines on the creation, dissemination, and use of maps. Volume 6, Cartography in the Twentieth Century, continues this tradition with a groundbreaking survey of the century just ended and a new full-color, encyclopedic format. The twentieth century is a pivotal period in map history. The transition from paper to digital formats led to previously unimaginable dynamic and interactive maps. Geographic information systems radically altered cartographic institutions and reduced the skill required to create maps. Satellite positioning and mobile communications revolutionized wayfinding. Mapping evolved as an important tool for coping with complexity, organizing knowledge, and influencing public opinion in all parts of the globe and at all levels of society. Volume 6 covers these changes comprehensively, while thoroughly demonstrating the far-reaching effects of maps on science, technology, and society—and vice versa. The lavishly produced volume includes more than five hundred articles accompanied by more than a thousand images. Hundreds of expert contributors provide both original research, often based on their own participation in the developments they describe, and interpretations of larger trends in cartography. Designed for use by both scholars and the general public, this definitive volume is a reference work of first resort for all who study and love maps.