Maps
Maps
Their History, Characteristics and Uses: A Hand-book for Teachers
Herbert George Fordham
July 2014
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9781107452787
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First published in in 1927 as the second edition of a 1921 original, this book provides an overview of the history and techniques of map production. The text is illustrated with examples of several different types of maps, and discusses cartographical points such as panoramas, the way in which surfaces are expressed graphically, and the incorporation of art into older maps. Fordham also advises teachers on how to incorporate maps and cartography into teaching. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in historical maps.
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July 2014Paperback
9781107452787
112 pages
203 × 133 × 7 mm
0.14kg
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Table of Contents
- Part I:
- 1. Cartography: elementary ideas
- 2. The technical basis
- 3. The technical elements of a map
- 4. Terminology
- 5. Historical classification
- 6. History of map production
- 7. Special maps
- 8. Art in cartography
- 9. History of special maps and their classification
- 10. Panoramas and their relation to maps
- 11. The essential elements of maps
- 12. Graphic expressions of surface
- Part II:
- 13. Summary
- Part III:
- 14. Teaching: practical suggestions
- Appendix
- Index.
