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The Look of Maps : An Examination of Cartographic Design.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Esri Press Classics SeriesPublisher: Redlands : ESRI, Incorporated, 2010Copyright date: ©2010Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (125 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781589483262
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: The Look of MapsDDC classification:
  • 526
LOC classification:
  • GA105 -- .R63 2010eb
Online resources:
Contents:
Cover -- Contents -- I. Toward a better cartography -- II. The cartographic technique -- III. Cartography as a visual technique -- IV. The importance of lettering -- V. The style of lettering -- VI. The employment of lettering -- VII. Map structure -- VIII. Map design -- IX. Color in cartography -- X. The employment of color -- A selected bibliography.
Summary: Esri Press is proud to republish Arthur H. Robinson's classic text, The Look of Maps. Originally published in 1952, this book was largely responsible for the shift in cartographic research emphasis from the production of maps to communication and design theory. Still relevant today, this book will continue to be an asset to cartographic libraries for years to come.
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Cover -- Contents -- I. Toward a better cartography -- II. The cartographic technique -- III. Cartography as a visual technique -- IV. The importance of lettering -- V. The style of lettering -- VI. The employment of lettering -- VII. Map structure -- VIII. Map design -- IX. Color in cartography -- X. The employment of color -- A selected bibliography.

Esri Press is proud to republish Arthur H. Robinson's classic text, The Look of Maps. Originally published in 1952, this book was largely responsible for the shift in cartographic research emphasis from the production of maps to communication and design theory. Still relevant today, this book will continue to be an asset to cartographic libraries for years to come.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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