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7 produkter
Cartographies of Travel and Navigation
Inbunden, 2006
883 kr
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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 maps by travelers only became common in the modern …
Maps – Finding Our Place in the World
Av James R. Akerman, Robert W Karrow m. fl.
Inbunden, 2007
883 kr
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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 and a variety of cultures; maps made for …
Decolonizing the Map
Cartography from Colony to Nation
E-bok, 2017
1193 kr
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Almost universally, newly independent states seek to affirm their independence and identity by making the production of new maps and atlases a top priority. For formerly colonized peoples, however, this process neither begins nor ends with independence, and it is rarely straightforward. Mapping …
Mapping Nature across the Americas
Av Kathleen A. Brosnan, James R. Akerman
Inbunden, 2021
1035 kr
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Maps are inherently unnatural. Projecting three-dimensional realities onto two-dimensional surfaces, they are abstractions that capture someone’s idea of what matters within a particular place; they require selections and omissions. These very characteristics, however, give maps their importance …
Mapping Nature across the Americas
Av James R. Akerman, Kathleen A. Brosnan
E-bok, 2021
1515 kr
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Maps are inherently unnatural. Projecting three-dimensional realities onto two-dimensional surfaces, they are abstractions that capture someone’s idea of what matters within a particular place; they require selections and omissions. These very characteristics, however, give maps their importance …
Decolonizing the Map
Cartography from Colony to Nation
Inbunden, 2017
606 kr
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Almost universally, newly independent states seek to affirm their independence and identity by making the production of new maps and atlases a top priority. For formerly colonized peoples, however, this process neither begins nor ends with independence, and it is rarely straightforward. Mapping …
Two by Two
Twenty-two Pairs of Maps from the Newberry Library Illustrating 500 Years of Western Cartographic History
Av James R. Akerman, Robert W. Karrow m. fl.
Häftad, 1994
137 kr
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This volume featues 22 pairs of maps from the Newberry Library which together illustrate 500 years of Western cartographic history.
