How to lie with maps

Auteur :
MONMONIER, M.

Description :
Maps sometimes seriously misrepresent reality through the intention of their makers. Map authors may utilize scale, projection and symbolization to enhance or suppress information for a specific purpose. It is important for the map user to recognize the cartographer's intentions, oversights and technique to cleraly interpret the information a map displays. - (DWG)


Type de document :
Monographie

Source :
xi, 175 p., Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 22 réf.

Date :
1991

Identifiants :
isbn : 0-226-53414-6

Editeur :
Pays édition : Etats-Unis, Chicago, University of Chicago Press