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The World through Maps: A History of Cartography.

Publication: Cartography and Geographic Information Science
Publication Date: 01-JAN-06
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: The World through Maps: A History of Cartography.(Book review)

Article Excerpt
The World through Maps: A History of Cartography, John Rennie Short. Firefly, Toronto and Buffalo. Conceived and produced by Andromeda Oxford Limited. 2003. 224 pages. US$ 40.00 (CD$ N50.00).

The history of cartography, like the process of mapmaking itself, depends on a careful calibration of images and texts. In the history of printing, the production of text has proved far easier than the production of images. Words can be transmitted through a number of typefaces without affecting their meaning, but images require careful reproduction....



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