The Look of Maps: An Examination of Cartographic Design, Volume 10

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University of Wisconsin Press, 1952 - Reference - 105 pages

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Toward a Better Cartography
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The Cartographic Technique
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Cartography As a Visual Technique
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Copyright

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Arthur Howard Robinson
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Arthur Robinson is arguably the century's most well-known and respected researcher in cartography. Currently the L. Martin Professor Emeritus of Cartography at the University of Wisconsin, his research activities have helped bring a theoretical orientation to what too many believed was simply a practical tool for geographers. Whether through his classic introductory text in cartography, his handbook on mapping terms, or his book on the "nature of maps," Robinson has helped redefine cartographic communication. By the late 1980s, his world map projection---the "Robinson projection"---had been widely adopted throughout the world as the best example of a map of the world that minimized continental distortions, particularly in the polar regions.

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TitleThe Look of Maps: An Examination of Cartographic Design, Volume 10
The Look of Maps: An Examination of Cartographic Design, Arthur Howard Robinson
AuthorArthur Howard Robinson
Edition3, illustrated, reprint
PublisherUniversity of Wisconsin Press, 1952
Original fromthe University of Michigan
DigitizedJan 12, 2007
ISBN0299009505, 9780299009502
Length105 pages
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