The one formerly used in the U.S. public land surveys was known as Gunter's chain, named after the inventor, a contemporary and possibly an acquaintance of Shakespeare's. Gunter was the mathematician whom you can thank (or blame, ...
"Focusing on information design, this guide reveals the visual language of location, direction, spatial and structural relationships which are central to this sector of graphics, exploring 'maps' as varied as subway systems and websites to ...
Presents historical and contemporary evidence of how the human urge to describe, understand and control the world is presented through the medium of mapping, together with the individual and environmental constraints of the creator of the ...
Mapping
The book also examines the historical development of mapping, reviews the emergence of thematic mapping in modern Europe, and explores how maps produce space and place.
Part I. Getting the Most Out of Maps1.
The book also examines the historical development of mapping, reviews the emergence of thematic mapping in modern Europe, and explores how maps produce space and place.
Presents historical and contemporary evidence of how the human urge to describe, understand and control the world is presented through the medium of mapping, together with the individual and environmental constraints of the creator of the ...