Cartography: the ideal and its history
Auteur :
Edney, Matthew H
Éditeur :
The University of Chicago Press
ISBN :
9780226605685
Date de publication :
2 avr. 2019
Dimensions :
25,4 x 17,8 cm
Format :
Trade paperback (US); Unsewn / adhesive bound
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Rather than treating maps as a single, unified group, Edney argues, scholars need to take a processual approach that examines specific types of maps—sea charts versus thematic maps, for example—in the context of the unique circumstances of their production, circulation, and consumption.