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Author : Henri Nicolai
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 153 pages
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Download or read book Aspects of the history of the Belgian geography and cartography written by Henri Nicolai and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Comité national de géographie (Belgium)
Publisher : Academia
ISBN 13 : 9789038220031
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (2 download)
Download or read book A Concise Geography of Belgium written by Comité national de géographie (Belgium) and published by Academia. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The third atlas from the ongoing research of the National Committee of Geography of Belgium
Author : Elri Liebenberg
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319252445
Total Pages : 377 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (192 download)
Download or read book History of Military Cartography written by Elri Liebenberg and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-01-28 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume gathers 19 papers first presented at the 5th International Symposium of the ICA Commission on the History of Cartography, which took place at the University of Ghent, Belgium on 2-5 December 2014. The overall conference theme was 'Cartography in Times of War and Peace', but preference was given to papers dealing with the military cartography of the First World War (1914-1918). The papers are classified by period and regional sub-theme, i.e. Military Cartography from the 18th to the 20th century; WW I Cartography in Belgium, Central Europe, etc.
Author : John Davenport
Publisher : Mitchell Lane Publishers, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1612280005
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (122 download)
Download or read book A Brief Political and Geographic History of Africa (Where Are the Belgian Congo, Rhodesia, and Kush?) written by John Davenport and published by Mitchell Lane Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2010-12-23 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Africa is a vibrant but all-too-often misunderstood continent. Outsiders know Africa from the evening news as a collection of countries plagued by war, famine, disease, and poverty. Few people are aware of its rich past, dynamic present, and promising future. Africans, however, look back into a yesteryear crowded with empires and kingdoms and into a tomorrow filled with economic and political potential. The difference between these two ways of seeing Africa emerges from the fact that so many of the places that once dominated its landscape have disappeared from the world’s maps. The Belgian Congo, Rhodesia, and Kush are but a few of the locations that no longer can be found on a modern globe. They were once central to the lives of millions of people, but now they are gone. They have become places lost in time.
Author : Mark Monmonier
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226534324
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (265 download)
Download or read book Rhumb Lines and Map Wars written by Mark Monmonier and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2010-11-15 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Rhumb Lines and Map Wars, Mark Monmonier offers an insightful, richly illustrated account of the controversies surrounding Flemish cartographer Gerard Mercator's legacy. He takes us back to 1569, when Mercator announced a clever method of portraying the earth on a flat surface, creating the first projection to take into account the earth's roundness. As Monmonier shows, mariners benefited most from Mercator's projection, which allowed for easy navigation of the high seas with rhumb lines—clear-cut routes with a constant compass bearing—for true direction. But the projection's popularity among nineteenth-century sailors led to its overuse—often in inappropriate, non-navigational ways—for wall maps, world atlases, and geopolitical propaganda. Because it distorts the proportionate size of countries, the Mercator map was criticized for inflating Europe and North America in a promotion of colonialism. In 1974, German historian Arno Peters proffered his own map, on which countries were ostensibly drawn in true proportion to one another. In the ensuing "map wars" of the 1970s and 1980s, these dueling projections vied for public support—with varying degrees of success. Widely acclaimed for his accessible, intelligent books on maps and mapping, Monmonier here examines the uses and limitations of one of cartography's most significant innovations. With informed skepticism, he offers insightful interpretations of why well-intentioned clerics and development advocates rallied around the Peters projection, which flagrantly distorted the shape of Third World nations; why journalists covering the controversy ignored alternative world maps and other key issues; and how a few postmodern writers defended the Peters worldview with a self-serving overstatement of the power of maps. Rhumb Lines and Map Wars is vintage Monmonier: historically rich, beautifully written, and fully engaged with the issues of our time.
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Total Pages : 398 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (129 download)
Download or read book The Geographical Teacher written by and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Mirela Altić
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319615157
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (196 download)
Download or read book Dissemination of Cartographic Knowledge written by Mirela Altić and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-09-07 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book gathers 22 papers which were presented at the 6th International Symposium of the ICA Commission on the History of Cartography in Dubrovnik, Croatia on 13–15 October 2016. The overall conference theme was ‘The Dissemination of Cartographic Knowledge: Production – Trade – Consumption – Preservation’. The book presents original research by internationally respected authors in the field of historical cartography, offering a significant contribution to the development of this field of study, but also of geography, history and the GIS sciences. The primary target audience includes researchers, educators, postgraduate students, map librarians and archivists.
Author : Ernst Frank Koller
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Total Pages : 550 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (652 download)
Download or read book The Historical Geography of Bruges, Belgium written by Ernst Frank Koller and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 550 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Mark Monmonier
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 022615212X
Total Pages : 1941 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (261 download)
Download or read book The History of Cartography, Volume 6 written by Mark Monmonier and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2015-05-18 with total page 1941 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For more than thirty years, the History of Cartography Project has charted the course for scholarship on cartography, bringing together research from a variety of disciplines on the creation, dissemination, and use of maps. Volume 6, Cartography in the Twentieth Century, continues this tradition with a groundbreaking survey of the century just ended and a new full-color, encyclopedic format. The twentieth century is a pivotal period in map history. The transition from paper to digital formats led to previously unimaginable dynamic and interactive maps. Geographic information systems radically altered cartographic institutions and reduced the skill required to create maps. Satellite positioning and mobile communications revolutionized wayfinding. Mapping evolved as an important tool for coping with complexity, organizing knowledge, and influencing public opinion in all parts of the globe and at all levels of society. Volume 6 covers these changes comprehensively, while thoroughly demonstrating the far-reaching effects of maps on science, technology, and society—and vice versa. The lavishly produced volume includes more than five hundred articles accompanied by more than a thousand images. Hundreds of expert contributors provide both original research, often based on their own participation in the developments they describe, and interpretations of larger trends in cartography. Designed for use by both scholars and the general public, this definitive volume is a reference work of first resort for all who study and love maps.
Author : Matthew H. Edney
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 022633922X
Total Pages : 1803 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (263 download)
Download or read book The History of Cartography, Volume 4 written by Matthew H. Edney and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2020-05-15 with total page 1803 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since its launch in 1987, the History of Cartography series has garnered critical acclaim and sparked a new generation of interdisciplinary scholarship. Cartography in the European Enlightenment, the highly anticipated fourth volume, offers a comprehensive overview of the cartographic practices of Europeans, Russians, and the Ottomans, both at home and in overseas territories, from 1650 to 1800. The social and intellectual changes that swept Enlightenment Europe also transformed many of its mapmaking practices. A new emphasis on geometric principles gave rise to improved tools for measuring and mapping the world, even as large-scale cartographic projects became possible under the aegis of powerful states. Yet older mapping practices persisted: Enlightenment cartography encompassed a wide variety of processes for making, circulating, and using maps of different types. The volume’s more than four hundred encyclopedic articles explore the era’s mapping, covering topics both detailed—such as geodetic surveying, thematic mapping, and map collecting—and broad, such as women and cartography, cartography and the economy, and the art and design of maps. Copious bibliographical references and nearly one thousand full-color illustrations complement the detailed entries.
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Total Pages : 412 pages
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Download or read book Geographical Teacher written by and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes section "Reviews" and other bibliographical material.
Author : Manchester Geographical Society
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Total Pages : 540 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (5 download)
Download or read book Journal written by Manchester Geographical Society and published by . This book was released on 1886 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Anne-Rieke van Schaik
Publisher : Hannibal Books
ISBN 13 : 9789464941043
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (41 download)
Download or read book Groundbreakers written by Anne-Rieke van Schaik and published by Hannibal Books. This book was released on 2024 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: - Remarkable maps and atlases reveal the rich history of cartography in the Low Countries As well as showing a particular region and historical situation, an old map endlessly provokes new questions. In Groundbreakers, map historian Anne-Rieke van Schaik delves into the stories behind various maps, prints, atlases, globes and instruments from the Phoebus Foundation's world-famous collection. The objects tell of the glory days of the history of cartography, but also of darker matters, from the struggle against flooding and the Eighty Years' War to colonial expansion and the Belgian struggle for independence. Well-known mapmakers such as Gerard Mercator, Abraham Ortelius and Joan Blaeu are featured in addition to numerous anonymous surveyors and cartographers. Groundbreakers invites us to discover and question the history of cartography in the Netherlands, in order to explore and expand the horizons of our own world.
Author : Alexander J. Kent
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317568222
Total Pages : 594 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (175 download)
Download or read book The Routledge Handbook of Mapping and Cartography written by Alexander J. Kent and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-10-04 with total page 594 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new Handbook unites cartographic theory and praxis with the principles of cartographic design and their application. It offers a critical appraisal of the current state of the art, science, and technology of map-making in a convenient and well-illustrated guide that will appeal to an international and multi-disciplinary audience. No single-volume work in the field is comparable in terms of its accessibility, currency, and scope. The Routledge Handbook of Mapping and Cartography draws on the wealth of new scholarship and practice in this emerging field, from the latest conceptual developments in mapping and advances in map-making technology to reflections on the role of maps in society. It brings together 43 engaging chapters on a diverse range of topics, including the history of cartography, map use and user issues, cartographic design, remote sensing, volunteered geographic information (VGI), and map art. The title’s expert contributions are drawn from an international base of influential academics and leading practitioners, with a view to informing theoretical development and best practice. This new volume will provide the reader with an exceptionally wide-ranging introduction to mapping and cartography and aim to inspire further engagement within this dynamic and exciting field. The Routledge Handbook of Mapping and Cartography offers a unique reference point that will be of great interest and practical use to all map-makers and students of geographic information science, geography, cultural studies, and a range of related disciplines.
Author : Alexander James Kent
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030234479
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (32 download)
Download or read book Mapping Empires: Colonial Cartographies of Land and Sea written by Alexander James Kent and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-08-26 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book comprises 17 chapters derived from new research papers presented at the 7th International Symposium of the ICA Commission on the History of Cartography, held in Oxford from 13 to 15 September 2018 and jointly organized by the ICA Commission on Topographic Mapping and the Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford. The overall conference theme was ‘Mapping Empires: Colonial Cartographies of Land and Sea’. The book presents a breadth of original research undertaken by internationally recognized authors in the field of historical cartography and offers a significant contribution to the development of this growing field and to many interdisciplinary aspects of geography, history and the geographic information sciences. It is intended for researchers, teachers, postgraduate students, map librarians and archivists.
Author : Arild Holt-Jensen
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 9780761961802
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (618 download)
Download or read book Geography - History and Concepts written by Arild Holt-Jensen and published by SAGE. This book was released on 1999-05-17 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Totally revised and updated, the Third Edition of this bestselling textbook is the definitive introduction to the history, philosophy and methodology of human geography. The book is organized into five sections: an historical overview of the discipline and an explanation of its organization; an examination of geography from Antiquity to the early modern period; an analysis of paradigm shifts and the quantitative revolution; discussions of postivism, empiricism, structuration theory, realism and postmodernism; and finally an introduction to core themes and concepts in current geographical thought including space, place and feminism.
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Author : sir Clements Robert Markham
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Total Pages : 598 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 (5 download)
Download or read book Ocean highways: the geographical record, ed. by C.R. Markham. Ocean highways; the geographical review. Vol. 1 [continued as] The Geographical magazine written by sir Clements Robert Markham and published by . This book was released on 1874 with total page 598 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
