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Natures of Maps Cartographic Constructions of the Natural World

Wood Denis, Fels John

ISBN: HB: 9780226906041, University of Chicago Press, January 2009
231 pp., 27.9x27.9 cm, 179 colour plates, 16 halftones

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 and...

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Earth Sciences

Coast Lines How Mapmakers Frame the World and Chart Environmental Change

Monmonier Mark

ISBN: HB: 9780226534039, University of Chicago Press, May 2008
224 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, 85 halftones

In the next century, sea levels are predicted to rise at unprecedented rates, causing flooding around the world, from the islands of Malaysia and the canals of Venice to the coasts of Florida and California. These rising water levels pose serious cha...

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Maps Finding Our Place in the World

Akerman James R., Karrow Robert W. Jr.

ISBN: HB: 9780226010755, University of Chicago Press, November 2007
336 pp., 27.9x21.5 cm, 198 colour plates

Maps are universal forms of communication, easily understood and appreciated regardless of culture or language. This truly magisterial book introduces readers to the widest range of maps ever considered in one volume: maps from different time periods...

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History of Cartography, Volume 3 Cartography in the European Renaissance

Woodward David

ISBN: HB (SET): 9780226907321, University of Chicago Press, September 2007
2272 pp., 27.9x21.5 cm, 80 colour plates, 815 halftones, 150 line drawings, 20 tables

When the University of Chicago Press launched the landmark "History of Cartography" series nearly thirty years ago, founding editors J. B. Harley and David Woodward hoped to create a new basis for map history. They did not, however, anticipate the la...

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From Squaw Tit to Whorehouse Meadow How Maps Name, Claim, and Inflame

Monmonier Mark

ISBN: PB: 9780226534664, ISBN: HB: 9780226534657, University of Chicago Press, September 2007
230 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, 25 halftones, 17 line drawings

Brassiere Hills, Alaska. Mollys Nipple, Utah. Outhouse Draw, Nevada. In the early twentieth century, it was common for towns and geographical features to have salacious, bawdy, and even derogatory names. In the age before political correctness, mapma...

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Philosophy

Abysmal A Critique of Cartographic Reason

Olsson Gunnar

ISBN: HB: 9780226629308, University of Chicago Press, March 2007
584 pp., 25.4x17.7 cm, 45 halftones, 2 maps, 24 figures

People rely on reason to think about and navigate the abstract world of human relations in much the same way they rely on maps to study and traverse the physical world. Starting from that simple observation, renowned geographer Gunnar Olsson offers i...

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Cartographies of Travel and Navigation

Akerman James R.

ISBN: HB: 9780226010748, University of Chicago Press, October 2006
344 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, 11 colour plates, 81 halftones, 4 line drawings

Finding one's way with a map is a relatively recent phenomenon. In premodern times, maps were used, if at all, mainly for planning journeys in advance, not for guiding travelers on the road. With the exception of navigational sea charts, the use of m...

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Sovereign Map Theoretical Approaches in Cartography throughout History

Christian Jacob

ISBN: HB: 9780226389530, University of Chicago Press, October 2006
464 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, 11 colour plates, 45 halftones, 15 line drawings

A novel work in the history of cartography, "The Sovereign Map" argues that maps are as much about thinking as seeing, as much about the art of persuasion as the science of geography. As a classicist, Christian Jacob brings a fresh eye to his subject...

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Rhumb Lines and Map Wars A Social History of the Mercator Projection

Monmonier Mark

ISBN: HB: 9780226534312, University of Chicago Press, October 2004
256 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, 52 halftones, 26 line drawings

In "Rhumb Lines and Map Wars", Mark Monmonier offers an insightful, richly illustrated account of the controversies surrounding Flemish cartographer Gerard Mercator's legacy. He takes us back to 1569, when Mercator announced a clever method of portra...

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Spying with Maps Surveillance Technologies and the Future of Privacy

Monmonier Mark

ISBN: PB: 9780226534282, University of Chicago Press, November 2002
250 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, 7 halftones, 58 line drawings

Maps, as we know, help us find our way around. But they're also powerful tools for someone hoping to find you. Widely available in electronic and paper formats, maps offer revealing insights into our movements and activities, even our likes and disli...

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