The natures of maps : cartographic constructions of the natural world
Wood, Denis2008
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Cartographers have known for decades that maps are far from objective representations of the world; rather, every map reflects the agendas and intentions of its creators. Yet that understanding has had almost no effect on the way maps are viewed.
Main title:
The natures of maps : cartographic constructions of the natural world / by Denis Wood and John Fels
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Imprint:
Chicago University of Chicago Press 2008
Collation:
230 p. colour illustrations maps
Contents:
Introduction: Don't skip this - The nature of maps - The propositional logic of the map - Reading Land of the Living Fossils - Threatened nature - Threatening nature - Nature as grandeur - Nature as cornucopia - Possessable nature - Nature as system - Nature as mystery - Nature as park
ISBN:
9780226906041 (hbk 0226906043 hbk)
Dewey class:
912 NAT
Local class:
912
Language:
English
BRN:
65736
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