Автор: Robinson Arthur H. Название: The Look of Maps: An Examination of Cartographic Design ISBN: 158948262X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781589482623 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 2375.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
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Originally published in 1952, "The Look of Maps" documents Arthur H. Robinson's pivotal observation that the discipline of cartography rests at the crossroads of science and art. Based on his doctoral research, this book attempts to resolve the apparent disconnect by covering a range of topics related to the visual characteristics of cartographic technique, including: lettering, structure, and color. Robinson offers advice that even the modern cartographer will find relevant: adopt a "healthy questioning attitude" in order to improve and refine the graphic techniques used to present information visually through maps. "The Look of Maps "is a classic text and an essential component to any cartographic library.
Автор: Branch Название: The Cartographic State ISBN: 1107499720 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781107499720 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 3960.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Today`s maps are filled with uniform states separated by linear boundaries. This book examines the important but overlooked role of cartography in shaping the development of modern states. It explores how maps have altered concepts of political space, organization and authority, and transformed practices of internal rule and international interaction.
Автор: Ryan Simon Название: The Cartographic Eye: How Explorers Saw Australia ISBN: 0521577918 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780521577915 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 5227.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book is an investigation of the presumptions and politics of Australian explorers` texts that shows that they are not the unadorned observations they would have us believe. It scrutinises the scientific and literary methodology of exploration.
Автор: Wigen Karen, Sugimoto Fumiko, Karacas Cary Название: Cartographic Japan: A History in Maps ISBN: 022607305X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780226073057 Издательство: Wiley Рейтинг: Цена: 5663.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Miles of shelf space in contemporary Japanese bookstores and libraries are devoted to travel guides, walking maps, and topical atlases. Young Japanese children are taught how to properly map their classrooms and schoolgrounds. Elderly retirees pore over old castle plans and village cadasters. Pioneering surveyors are featured in popular television shows, and avid collectors covet exquisite scrolls depicting sea and land routes. Today, Japanese people are zealous producers and consumers of cartography, and maps are an integral part of daily life.
But this was not always the case: a thousand years ago, maps were solely a privilege of the ruling elite in Japan. Only in the past four hundred years has Japanese cartography truly taken off, and between the dawn of Japan's cartographic explosion and today, the nation's society and landscape have undergone major transformations. At every point, maps have documented those monumental changes. Cartographic Japan offers a rich introduction to the resulting treasure trove, with close analysis of one hundred maps from the late 1500s to the present day, each one treated as a distinctive window onto Japan's tumultuous history.
Forty-seven distinguished contributors--hailing from Japan, North America, Europe, and Australia--uncover the meanings behind a key selection of these maps, situating them in historical context and explaining how they were made, read, and used at the time. With more than one hundred gorgeous full-color illustrations, Cartographic Japan offers an enlightening tour of Japan's magnificent cartographic archive.
Автор: Kovarsky Joel S. Название: The True Geography of Our Country: Jefferson`s Cartographic Vision ISBN: 081393558X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780813935584 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 5821.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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A philosopher, architect, astronomer, and polymath, Thomas Jefferson lived at a time when geography was considered the "mother of all sciences." Although he published only a single printed map, Jefferson was also regarded as a geographer, owing to his interest in and use of geographic and cartographic materials during his many careers--attorney, farmer, sometime surveyor, and regional and national politician--and in his twilight years at Monticello. For roughly twenty-five years he was involved in almost all elements of the urban planning of Washington, D.C., and his surveying skills were reflected in his architectural drawings, including those of the iconic grounds of the University of Virginia. He understood maps not only as valuable for planning but as essential for future land claims and development, exploration and navigation, and continental commercial enterprise.
In The True Geography of Our Country: Jefferson's Cartographic Vision, Joel Kovarsky charts the importance of geography and maps as foundational for Jefferson's lifelong pursuits. Although the world had already seen the Age of Exploration and the great sea voyages of Captain James Cook, Jefferson lived in a time when geography was of primary importance, prefiguring the rapid specializations of the mid- to late-nineteenth-century world. In this illustrated exploration of Jefferson's passion for geography--including his role in planning the route followed and regions explored by Lewis and Clark's Corps of Discovery, as well as other expeditions into the vast expanse of the Louisiana Purchase--Kovarsky reveals how geographical knowledge was essential to the manifold interests of the Sage of Monticello.
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