The History of Cartography, Volume 2, Book 3 – Cartography in the Traditional African, American, Arctic, Australian, and Pacific Societies : Cartography in the Traditional African, American, Arctic, Australian, and Pacific Societies
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Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
The History of Cartography
ISBN-10
0226907287
ISBN-13
9780226907284
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Imprint
University of Chicago Press
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Dec 31st, 1998
Print length
500 Pages
Weight
2,528 grams
Dimensions
23.20 x 30.70 x 4.30 cms
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History of scienceCartography, map-making & projectionsCartography, map-making and projections
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Although they are often rendered in forms unfamiliar to Western eyes, maps have existed in most cultures. In this text contributors from a variety of disciplines collaborate to describe and address the significance of traditional cartographies.
Although they are often rendered in forms unfamiliar to Western eyes, maps have existed in most cultures. In this text contributors from a variety of disciplines collaborate to describe and address the significance of traditional cartographies. Whether painted on rock walls in South Africa, chanted in a Melanesian ritual, or fashioned from palm fronds and shells in the Marshall Islands, all indigenous maps share a crucial role in representing and codifying the spatial knowledge of their various cultures.
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