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Author and Citation Info:
DiBiase, D., DeMers, M., Johnson, A., Kemp, K., Luck, A. T., Plewe, B., and Wentz, E. (2006). History of cartography. The Geographic Information Science & Technology Body of Knowledge. Washington, DC: Association of American Geographers. (2nd Quarter 2016, first digital).
Learning Objectives:
Discuss the perspectives of Brian Harley and others on the political motivation for the development of certain kinds of maps
Discuss the Swiss influence on map design and production, highlighting Imhof’s contributions
Outline the development of some of the major map projections (e.g., Mercator, Gnomonic, Robinson)
Explain how Bertin has influenced trends in cartographic symbolization
Explain how technological changes have affected cartographic design and production
Explain the impact of advances in visualization methods on the evolution of cartography
Compare and contrast cartographic developments in various countries and world regions such as Switzerland, France, China, the Middle East, and Greece
Discuss the influence of some cartographers of the 16th and 17th centuries (Mercator, Ortelius, Jansson, Homann and others)
Describe how compilation, production, and distribution methods used in map-making have evolved
Describe how symbolization methods used in map-making have evolved
Describe the contributions by Robinson, Jenks, Raisz, and others to U.S. academic cartography
Discuss the relationship between the history of exploration and the development of a more accurate map of the world
You are currently viewing an archived version of Topic Cartography and Science. If updates or revisions have been published you can find them at Cartography and Science.
DiBiase, D., DeMers, M., Johnson, A., Kemp, K., Luck, A. T., Plewe, B., and Wentz, E. (2006). History of cartography. The Geographic Information Science & Technology Body of Knowledge. Washington, DC: Association of American Geographers. (2nd Quarter 2016, first digital).