Cartographies Of Travel And Navigation

Author : James R. Akerman
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2010-11-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780226010786

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Cartographies of Travel and Navigation by James R. Akerman Pdf

Finding one’s way with a map is a relatively recent phenomenon. In premodern times, maps were used, if at all, mainly for planning journeys in advance, not for guiding travelers on the road. With the exception of navigational sea charts, the use of maps by travelers only became common in the modern era; indeed, in the last two hundred years, maps have become the most ubiquitous and familiar genre of modern cartography. Examining the historical relationship between travelers, navigation, and maps, Cartographies of Travel and Navigation considers the cartographic response to the new modalities of modern travel brought about by technological and institutional developments in the twentieth century. Highlighting the ways in which the travelers, operators, and planners of modern transportation systems value maps as both navigation tools and as representatives of a radical new mobility, this collection brings the cartography of travel—by road, sea, rail, and air—to the forefront, placing maps at the center of the history of travel and movement. Richly and colorfully illustrated, Cartographies of Travel and Navigation ably fills the void in historical literature on transportation mapping.

Author : Jordana Dym
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 141 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2021-08-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004499782

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Mapping Travel by Jordana Dym Pdf

Drawing on a thousand years of European travel writing and mapmaking, Dym suggests that after centuries of text-based itineraries and on-the spot directions guiding travelers and constituting their reports, maps in the fifteenth century emerged as tools for Europeans to support and report the results of land and sea travel. With each succeeding generation, these linear journey maps have become increasingly common and complex, responding to changes in forms of transportation, such as air and motor car ‘flight’ and print technology, especially the advent of multi-color printing. This is their story.

Author : William Rankin
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 419 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2016-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9780226339368

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After the Map by William Rankin Pdf

Over the course of the twentieth century, there was a major shift in practices of mapping, as centuries-old methods of land surveying and print publication were incrementally displaced by electronic navigation systems. William Rankin argues that although this shift did not render traditional maps obsolete, it did revise the goals of the mapping sciences as a whole. Military cartographers and civilian agencies alike developed new techniques for tasks that exceeded the capabilities of paper, such as aiming long-range guns, navigating in featureless environments, regularizing air travel, or drilling for offshore oil. "After the Map "reveals the major conceptual ramifications of these and other changes and in doing so offers a new way of understanding the central political-geographic shift of the twentieth century. Seen first and foremost as affecting a transformation in the nature of "territory," the change from paper mapping to electronic systems is not a story about technological improvement or the wizardry of precision; instead, it is about the "kind" of geographic knowledge and therefore governance that can exist in the first place. "

Author : Anita Ganeri
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 38 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0195214102

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The Story of Maps and Navigation by Anita Ganeri Pdf

Surveys the history of maps and navigation throughout the ages, including the approaches of early peoples and the ancients, increases in accuracy, specialized maps, and the development of navigational and surveying instruments.

Author : Mark Monmonier
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 1728 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2015-05-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780226152127

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The History of Cartography, Volume 6 by Mark Monmonier Pdf

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,Mary Sponberg Pedley
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 1920 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2020-05-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780226339221

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The History of Cartography, Volume 4 by Matthew H. Edney,Mary Sponberg Pedley Pdf

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.

Author : Mark Denny
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2012-06-29
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781421405605

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The Science of Navigation by Mark Denny Pdf

In today’s world of online maps and travel directions delivered wirelessly to hand-held devices, getting from place to place requires little thought from most of us—which is a good thing, since accurate navigation can be tricky. Get your bearings with Mark Denny—an expert at explaining scientific concepts in non-technical language—in this all-encompassing look at the history and science of navigation. Denny’s tour kicks off with key facts about the earth and how its physical properties affect travel. He discusses cartography and early mapmakers, revealing fascinating tidbits such as how changes over time of the direction of true north, as well as of magnetic north, impacted navigation. Denny details the evolution of navigation from the days of coastal piloting to GPS and other modern-day technologies. He explains the scientific breakthroughs in accessible, amusing terms and provides an insightful look at their effects on societies, cultures, and human advancement. Throughout, Denny frames the long history of navigation with amazing tales of such people as Pytheas, an ancient Greek navigator, and Sir Francis Drake and of such discoveries as the magnetic compass and radio direction finding. Whether you have an interest in orienteering and geocaching or want to know more about the critical role navigation has played in human survival and progress since ancient people learned to use lodestones, The Science of Navigation is for you. With it you’ll finally understand the why of wayfinding.

Author : Elri Liebenberg,Imre Josef Demhardt,Soetkin Vervust
Publisher : Springer
Page : 375 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2016-01-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319252445

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History of Military Cartography by Elri Liebenberg,Imre Josef Demhardt,Soetkin Vervust Pdf

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 : Matthew H. Edney
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2019-04-12
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780226605685

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Cartography by Matthew H. Edney Pdf

Over the past four decades, the volumes published in the landmark History of Cartography series have both chronicled and encouraged scholarship about maps and mapping practices across time and space. As the current director of the project that has produced these volumes, Matthew H. Edney has a unique vantage point for understanding what “cartography” has come to mean and include. In this book Edney disavows the term cartography, rejecting the notion that maps represent an undifferentiated category of objects for study. Rather than treating maps as a single, unified group, he argues, scholars need to take a processual approach that examines specific types of maps—sea charts versus thematic maps, for example—in the context of the unique circumstances of their production, circulation, and consumption. To illuminate this bold argument, Edney chronicles precisely how the ideal of cartography that has developed in the West since 1800 has gone astray. By exposing the flaws in this ideal, his book challenges everyone who studies maps and mapping practices to reexamine their approach to the topic. The study of cartography will never be the same.

Author : Damian Walford Davies
Publisher : University of Wales Press
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2012-06-15
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780708324776

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Cartographies of Culture by Damian Walford Davies Pdf

This pioneering study offers dynamic new answers to Christian Jacob's question: 'What are the links that bind the map to writing?'

Author : Alexander J. Kent,Peter Vujakovic
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 960 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2017-10-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781317568216

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The Routledge Handbook of Mapping and Cartography by Alexander J. Kent,Peter Vujakovic Pdf

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 : Alasdair Pettinger,Tim Youngs
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 927 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2019-07-30
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781317041191

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The Routledge Research Companion to Travel Writing by Alasdair Pettinger,Tim Youngs Pdf

Showcasing established and new patterns of research, The Routledge Research Companion to Travel Writing takes an interdisciplinary approach to scholarship and to travel texts themselves. The volume adopts a thematic approach, with each contributor considering a specific aspect of travel writing – a recurrent motif, an organising principle or a literary form. All of the essays include a discussion of representative travel texts, to ensure that the volume as a whole represents a broad historical and geographical range of travel writing. Together, the 25 essays and the editors’ introduction offer a comprehensive and authoritative reflection of the state of travel writing criticism and lay the ground for future developments.

Author : Chet Van Duzer,Ilya Dines
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2015-11-24
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789004307278

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Apocalyptic Cartography by Chet Van Duzer,Ilya Dines Pdf

In Apocalyptic Cartography, Chet Van Duzer and Ilya Dines analyse an unstudied fifteenth-century German manuscript that contains a rich collection of strikingly original world maps. These include early thematic maps and maps illustrating the events of the Apocalypse.

Author : David W. Waters
Publisher : UC Biblioteca Geral 1
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Cartography
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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English Navigational Books, Charts and Globes Printed Down to 1600 by David W. Waters Pdf

Author : Richard Unger
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2008-08-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9789047443193

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Cartography in Antiquity and the Middle Ages by Richard Unger Pdf

There was no sharp break between classical and medieval map making. Contributions by thirteen scholars offer fresh insight that demonstrates continuity and adaptation over the long term. This work reflects current thinking in the history of cartography and opens new directions for the future.