Cartography, map-making & projections books

From Ptolemy's projection of the world--still the basic map after 13 centuries--to Tolkien's cartography of Middle...  Read More >>

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This new edition is a definitive handbook of digital imaging, enabling the reader to understand the technology,...  Read More >>

A comprehensive survey of the technology of mapping and its relationship to the battle against disease. It advances...  Read More >>

Breaks down the myriad decisions regarding color, font, and symbology that must be made to create maps which communicate...  Read More >>

Updated and revised from the first edition, this book is a welcome reference on climate modeling; Suitable for those...  Read More >>

In view of the growing interest in maps and charts as brought about by the interrelation of countries and communities,...  Read More >>

A study of how the Great Basin's gradual emergence from its """"large cartographic silence"""" both paralleled the...  Read More >>

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Shows how contemporary artists re-envision the earth in innovative painterly, sculptural, and architectural ways....  Read More >>

Shows how contemporary artists re-envision the earth in innovative painterly, sculptural, and architectural ways....  Read More >>

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This is a story that few know, but those who do are its disciples. The story, of the highest and driest of all American...  Read More >>

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This concise, much-needed guide takes readers step by step through planning and executing field work associated...  Read More >>

Relates the eighteenth-century story of Jean Godin and his wife, Isabel, stranded at opposite ends of the Amazon...  Read More >>

Geographic data are used in all sectors of society to support a huge range of applications ranging from emergency...  Read More >>

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"On October 23, 1852, Professor Augustus De Morgan wrote a letter to a colleague, unaware that he was launching...  Read More >>

Sophisticated interactive maps are increasingly used to explore information - guiding us through data landscapes...  Read More >>

An account of the controversies surrounding Flemish cartographer Gerard Mercator's legacy examines the limitations...  Read More >>

The ""Vínland Map"" first surfaced on the antiquarian market in 1957 and the map's authenticity has been hotly debated...  Read More >>

The ""Vínland Map"" first surfaced on the antiquarian market in 1957 and the map's authenticity has been hotly debated...  Read More >>

Mapping Discord examines 17th Century French allegorical maps and the convergence of map-making and literary creation...  Read More >>