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This book serves as an excellent introduction and guide to two- and three-dimensional thematic map design and production. As the title suggests, it is not intended as a more general text on cartography and it omits such topics as air and satellite photos and landform mapping. Following an introduction the book is organized into three major parts: the graphic and verbal content, presentation of the map, and reproduction and production. The graphic content is further divided into chapters on symbolizing qualitative and ranked data, symbolizing quantitative data, and combining data to show relationships. The second part on presentation covers page layout and many of the graphic details pertinent to maps, such as projection method, level of generalization, map scales, or land-water distinctions. The third part provides much useful information and guidance, but it is badly out of date in the coverage of computer-aided map production. Nevertheless, the clear, well organized text, illustrated with high quality map graphics, makes this a valuable resource for those wishing to design or use thematic maps.
Garrett, W. E. (Ed.). (1987). Atlas of North America. Space Age Portrait of a Continent. Washington, DC: National Geographic Society, 264 pages, $59.95, $74.95 (deluxe edition). Garrett, W. E. (Ed.). (1988). Historical Atlas of the United States. Centennial Edition. Washington, DC: National Geographic Society, 288 pages, $39.95 (flexible cover), $49.95 (hc). The National Geographic Society has long enjoyed a reputation for being at the forefront in the design and technology of map making, especially recently through the work of their Computer Mapping Laboratory and their many outstanding cartographers. These two large format (12-l/2 in x 18-l/2 in) atlases reaffirm that position. The first book combines cartography with remote sensing to provide a fresh and information rich view of the varied continent. The more than 100 satellite images provide amazing views and illustrate the diversity possible with remote sensing. At the back of the book technical detail on each image is provided. The staff of designers, artists, and cartographers have also produced more than 200 planimetric, topographic, and thematic maps covering both traditional themes and innovative topics such as a map identifying North America’s environmental stress points. There are also illustrations of regional flora and fauna, data charts, and a map index pinpointing 40,000 locations. The second book is a remarkable integration of geography and history, with a variety of graphic aids used to tell the story. This Atlas represents the culmination of a two-year effort to mark the centennial of the National Geographic Society. It is organized both chronologically and in thematic sections covering the land, people, boundaries, economy, transportation and communication, and communities. Hundreds of maps of various types are used, including more than 100 historical maps that resulted from innovations in photographic, engraving, and printing processes. These are integrated with more than 450 photographs and 80 graphs. This book is not only a text and reference on American history, but it suggests new approaches to using many forms of pictorial representation of spatial information to enrich understanding in diverse fields.
Fox, R. W. (1987). Population Images. New York, NY United Nations Fund for Population Activities, 35 pages, n.p. This is an interesting little book that seeks, primarily through three-dimensional, generated, color-thematic maps, to illustrate relationships between demographic
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Reviews
This book serves as an excellent introduction and guide to two- and three-dimensional thematic map design and production. As the title suggests, it is not intended as a more general text on cartography and it omits such topics as air and satellite photos and landform mapping. Following an introduction the book is organized into three major parts: the graphic and verbal content, presentation of the map, and reproduction and production. The graphic content is further divided into chapters on symbolizing qualitative and ranked data, symbolizing quantitative data, and combining data to show relationships. The second part on presentation covers page layout and many of the graphic details pertinent to maps, such as projection method, level of generalization, map scales, or land-water distinctions. The third part provides much useful information and guidance, but it is badly out of date in the coverage of computer-aided map production. Nevertheless, the clear, well organized text, illustrated with high quality map graphics, makes this a valuable resource for those wishing to design or use thematic maps.
Garrett, W. E. (Ed.). (1987). Atlas of North America. Space Age Portrait of a Continent. Washington, DC: National Geographic Society, 264 pages, $59.95, $74.95 (deluxe edition). Garrett, W. E. (Ed.). (1988). Historical Atlas of the United States. Centennial Edition. Washington, DC: National Geographic Society, 288 pages, $39.95 (flexible cover), $49.95 (hc). The National Geographic Society has long enjoyed a reputation for being at the forefront in the design and technology of map making, especially recently through the work of their Computer Mapping Laboratory and their many outstanding cartographers. These two large format (12-l/2 in x 18-l/2 in) atlases reaffirm that position. The first book combines cartography with remote sensing to provide a fresh and information rich view of the varied continent. The more than 100 satellite images provide amazing views and illustrate the diversity possible with remote sensing. At the back of the book technical detail on each image is provided. The staff of designers, artists, and cartographers have also produced more than 200 planimetric, topographic, and thematic maps covering both traditional themes and innovative topics such as a map identifying North America’s environmental stress points. There are also illustrations of regional flora and fauna, data charts, and a map index pinpointing 40,000 locations. The second book is a remarkable integration of geography and history, with a variety of graphic aids used to tell the story. This Atlas represents the culmination of a two-year effort to mark the centennial of the National Geographic Society. It is organized both chronologically and in thematic sections covering the land, people, boundaries, economy, transportation and communication, and communities. Hundreds of maps of various types are used, including more than 100 historical maps that resulted from innovations in photographic, engraving, and printing processes. These are integrated with more than 450 photographs and 80 graphs. This book is not only a text and reference on American history, but it suggests new approaches to using many forms of pictorial representation of spatial information to enrich understanding in diverse fields.
Fox, R. W. (1987). Population Images. New York, NY United Nations Fund for Population Activities, 35 pages, n.p. This is an interesting little book that seeks, primarily through three-dimensional, generated, color-thematic maps, to illustrate relationships between demographic
computerfacts and