The History of Cartography, Vol. 6 - Cartography in the Twentieth Century
Year: 2015 Language: english Author: various authors Genre: History Publisher: The University of Chicago Press ISBN: 978-0-226-53469-5 Format: PDF Quality: eBook Pages count: 1941 Description: The History of Cartography is a comprehensive, reference work on cartography, and a starting point for answering questions about a particular map, a mapmaker, a mapmaking activity, or a mode of mapping and map use. Unlike early volumes in the series, volume 6 is organized as an encyclopedia, with more than five hundreds alphabetically organized entries. Articles are written by a broad range of experts and structured as concise summaries of basic knowledge for ready and efficient access. In addition to a comprehensive description of the intellectual design of Cartography in the Twentieth Century, volume 6 provides a concise overview of the importance of the twentieth century as a period that saw broad changes in the form, use, and circulation of maps. The Twentieth Century was a distinct and coherent era in cartographic history characterized by six key themes that together revolutionized both the form and the use of maps: 1. Diverse Impacts of Mapping on Society. 2. Overhead Imaging. 3. The Electronic Transition. 4. Maps and Warfare. 5. The Paradox of Globalized Practices and Customized Content. 6. Maps as Tools of Public Administration.
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The History of Cartography, Vol. 6 - Cartography in the Twentieth Century
Language: english
Author: various authors
Genre: History
Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 978-0-226-53469-5
Format: PDF
Quality: eBook
Pages count: 1941
Description: The History of Cartography is a comprehensive, reference work on cartography, and a starting point for answering questions about a particular map, a mapmaker, a mapmaking activity, or a mode of mapping and map use. Unlike early volumes in the series, volume 6 is organized as an encyclopedia, with more than five hundreds alphabetically organized entries. Articles are written by a broad range of experts and structured as concise summaries of basic knowledge for ready and efficient access. In addition to a comprehensive description of the intellectual design of Cartography in the Twentieth Century, volume 6 provides a concise overview of the importance of the twentieth century as a period that saw broad changes in the form, use, and circulation of maps. The Twentieth Century was a distinct and coherent era in cartographic history characterized by six key themes that together revolutionized both the form and the use of maps:
1. Diverse Impacts of Mapping on Society.
2. Overhead Imaging.
3. The Electronic Transition.
4. Maps and Warfare.
5. The Paradox of Globalized Practices and Customized Content.
6. Maps as Tools of Public Administration.
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