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"Simple paradigms of Muslim-Christian confrontation and the rise of Europe in the seventeenth century do not suffice to explain the ways in which European mapping envisioned the "Turks" in image and narrative. Rather, maps, travel accounts, compendia of knowledge, and other text…
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 straight…
Le rabat de la jaquette indique : "In Capitalism and Cartography in the Dutch Golden Age, Elizabeth A. Sutton explores the fascinating but previously neglected history of corporate cartography during the Dutch Golden Age, from ca. 1600 to 1650. She examines how maps were used as…
Armed with hundreds of blank maps she had painstakingly printed by hand, Becky Cooper walked Manhattan from end to end. Along her journey she met police officers, homeless people, fashion models, and senior citizens who had lived in Manhattan all their lives. She asked the stran…
"The incredible 3-D dynamics of pop-up cards can be analyzed using high-school mathematics - a bit of trigonometry, but no calculus necessary. This book explores the beautifully intricate constructions, revealing a tangible, focused employment of mathematics in contrast to the o…
This volume ventures into terrain where even the most sophisticated map fails to lead -- through the mapmaker's bias. Denis Wood shows how maps are not impartial reference objects, but rather instruments of communication, persuasion, and power. Like paintings, they express a poi…
This volume ventures into terrain where even the most sophisticated map fails to lead - through the mapmaker's bias. The author shows how maps are not impartial reference objects, but rather instruments of communication, persuasion, and power. Like paintings, they express a poin…
