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How Maps Work: Representation, Visualization and Design (Paperback)
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Short Description for How Maps WorkNow available in paperback for the first time, this classic work presents a cognitive-semiotic framework for understanding how maps work as powerful, abstract, and synthetic spatial representations.
Full description- Publisher: Guilford Publications
- Published: 30 November 1995
- Format: Paperback 484 pages
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- Categories: City & Town Planning - Architectural Aspects | Transport Industries | Geography | Cartography, Map-making & Projections
- ISBN 13: 9781572300408 ISBN 10: 157230040X
- Sales rank: 463,129
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Full description for How Maps Work
This is an integration of cognitive and semiotic approaches to provide an understanding of maps and their applications for geographical visualization. Exploring the question of spatial representation of different kinds, at multiple levels and from various approaches, the book provides a key insight into how maps work, which can then be applied for improved map design.

