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Cartographies of Travel and Navigation
Engelsk Hardback
Cartographies of Travel and Navigation
Engelsk Hardback

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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.
Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
344
ISBN-13:
9780226010748
Indbinding:
Hardback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
0226010740
Kategori:
Udg. Dato:
1 aug 2006
Længde:
3mm
Bredde:
16mm
Højde:
23mm
Forlag:
The University of Chicago Press
Oplagsdato:
1 aug 2006
Forfatter(e):
Kategori sammenhænge