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Cartography : a compendium of design thinking for mapmakers / Kenneth Field.

By: Material type: TextTextDescription: xxiii, 549 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color)ISBN:
  • 1589485025
  • 9781589485020
  • 1589484398
  • 9781589484399
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 526 FIE.C
Partial contents:
100 Aker Wood -- Airspace : the invisible infrastructure -- Carte Figurative des Pertes Successives en Hommes de L'Armée Francaise dans la Campagne de Russie -- Detail of area around the Broad Street Pump -- Diagram of the Causes of Mortality in the Army in the East -- The Distribution of Voting, Housing, Employment, and Industrial Compositions in the 1983 General Election -- Dymaxion projection -- Earth Wind Map -- Geologic Map of Central Far Side of the Moon -- Atlas of Global Geography -- Google Maps -- The Heart of the Grand Canyon -- Islandia -- Jack-o-lanterns -- Karter der Gegend um den Walensee -- London A-Z -- Map of London's Underground Railways -- The Magnificent Bears of the Glorious Nation of Finland -- Gall-Peters projection -- The Times Comprehensive Atlas of the World -- New York Map of Midtown Manhattan -- Where the Population of Europe is Growing and Where It's Declining -- World Geo-Graphic Atlas -- A World of Lotus, a World of Harmony -- Yellowstone National Park.
Summary: A lavishly illustrated reference guide, Cartography by Kenneth Field is an inspiring and creative companion along the nonlinear journey toward designing a great map. This compendium for contemporary mapmaking distils the essence of cartography into useful topics, organized alphabetically, for convenience in finding the specific method or subject you need. Unlike books targeted toward deep scholarly discourse of cartographic theory, this book provides sound, visually compelling information that translates into practical ideas for modern mapmaking. At the intersection of science and art, Cartography serves as a guidepost for designing an accurate and effective map and makes a strong statement about the worth of cartography and cartographic thinking.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 540-542).

100 Aker Wood -- Airspace : the invisible infrastructure -- Carte Figurative des Pertes Successives en Hommes de L'Armée Francaise dans la Campagne de Russie -- Detail of area around the Broad Street Pump -- Diagram of the Causes of Mortality in the Army in the East -- The Distribution of Voting, Housing, Employment, and Industrial Compositions in the 1983 General Election -- Dymaxion projection -- Earth Wind Map -- Geologic Map of Central Far Side of the Moon -- Atlas of Global Geography -- Google Maps -- The Heart of the Grand Canyon -- Islandia -- Jack-o-lanterns -- Karter der Gegend um den Walensee -- London A-Z -- Map of London's Underground Railways -- The Magnificent Bears of the Glorious Nation of Finland -- Gall-Peters projection -- The Times Comprehensive Atlas of the World -- New York Map of Midtown Manhattan -- Where the Population of Europe is Growing and Where It's Declining -- World Geo-Graphic Atlas -- A World of Lotus, a World of Harmony -- Yellowstone National Park.

A lavishly illustrated reference guide, Cartography by Kenneth Field is an inspiring and creative companion along the nonlinear journey toward designing a great map. This compendium for contemporary mapmaking distils the essence of cartography into useful topics, organized alphabetically, for convenience in finding the specific method or subject you need. Unlike books targeted toward deep scholarly discourse of cartographic theory, this book provides sound, visually compelling information that translates into practical ideas for modern mapmaking. At the intersection of science and art, Cartography serves as a guidepost for designing an accurate and effective map and makes a strong statement about the worth of cartography and cartographic thinking.

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