Alan Hodgkiss,

Understanding Maps.

A systematic history of their use and development,

Dawson, Folkestone, 1981.

Maps as a Medium of Communication

Fundamentals of map-making i- the development of a cartographic language

Fundamentals of map-making ii- the development of a cartographic vocabulary

making the map

The evolving world map

Regional maps

Nautical maps

Route maps

Town plans and views

Thematic maps

Official map-making today

Modern commercial and private cartography

 

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