Coast lines: how mapmakers frame the world and chart environmental change
Auteur :
Monmonier, Mark
Éditeur :
The University of Chicago Press
ISBN :
9780226534039
Date de publication :
1 mai 2008
Dimensions :
2,3 x 1,5 x 0,2 cm
Poids :
454 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Covering shifting landscapes, cartographic technology, and climate change, this book reveals that coastlines are as much a set of ideas, assumptions, and societal beliefs as they are solid black lines on maps. It charts the historical progression from offshore sketches to satellite images.