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Front Cover; Cartography Past, Present and Future; Copyright Page; PREFACE; Table of Contents; LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS; Chapter 1. FERDINAND J. ORMELING: A BIOGRAPHY; THE TROPICAL PERIOD; THE ATLAS MAKER; THE ORGANISER; THE PROFESSOR; ITC; ICA/ACI; RECOGNITION OF HIS SERVICES; FER AND RINI ORMELING; CONDENSED LIST OF PUBLICATIONS BY F.J. ORMELING; Part I: CONTEMPORARY REGIONAL ISSUES IN CARTOGRAPHY; Chapter 2. THE STATUS OF CARTOGRAPHY IN NIGERIA; HISTORICAL BACKGROUND; ORGANISATION OF THE MAPPING; THE LEVEL OF TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; CARTOGRAPHIC MANPOWER AND EDUCATION; CARTOGRAPHIC OUTPUT |
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LEVEL OF MAP USEPROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES; Chapter 3. THE STATE OF CARTOGRAPHY -THE INDIAN PERSPECTIVE; INTRODUCTION AND BRIEF HISTORY; MAPPING METHODOLOGY IN INDIA; PRESENT TRENDS; AUTOMATION IN CARTOGRAPHY; CARTOGRAPHIC PROCESSES AND PRINTING; A PERSPECTIVE ON THE FUTURE; CONCLUSIONS; Chapter 4. THE STATE OF CARTOGRAPHY: POLISH PERSPECTIVES; RESEARCH WORK; CARTOGRAPHIC PRACTICE; CARTOGRAPHIC EDUCATION; INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION; PERSPECTIVES ON NEW DEVELOPMENTS; REFERENCES; Chapter 5. THE PRESENT AND FUTURE CARTOGRAPHY IN FRANCE; CARTOGRAPHIC AND GRAPHIC ERRORS |
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THE PEOPLE IN CARTOGRAPHYREFERENCES; Chapter 6. THE NATIONAL CARTOGRAPHIC PERSPECTIVES IN MEXICO; INTRODUCTION; THE HISTORICAL EVOLUTION OF CARTOGRAPHY IN MEXICO; THE PRESENT SITUATION; MEXICAN PERSPECTIVES; CONCLUSIONS; Chapter 7. THE STATE OF CARTOGRAPHY IN THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY; THE PAST AND ITS INFLUENCE ON THE PRESENT; THE PRESENT: CARTOGRAPHIC ORGANISATIONS AND PRODUCTION; THE FUTURE: TENDENCIES AND TASKS; Chapter 8. CHINA'S CARTOGRAPHY: THE PRESENT SITUATION AND FUTURE PERSPECTIVES; THE PRESENT SITUATION; PROSPECTS FOR DEVELOPMENT; Part II: THEMATIC ISSUES IN CARTOGRAPHY |
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Chapter 9. CARTOGRAPHY AS AN ARTINTRODUCTION; WHAT KIND OF ART IS CARTOGRAPHY?; WHAT KINDS OF MAPS ARE LIKELY TO BE MOST ARTISTIC?; WHAT DESIGN ELEMENTS HAVE THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR ARTISTIC TREATMENT?; HOW MIGHT O N E INTERPRET A MAP AS A WORK OF ART?; CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES; Chapter 10. THE SCIENCE OF CARTOGRAPHY; THE DEMAND FOR CARTOGRAPHY; THE EVOLUTION OF CARTOGRAPHY AS A SCIENCE; CARTOGRAPHY AND ART; CARTOGRAPHY AS A FORMAL OR AS A COGNITIVE SCIENCE; NEW CARTOGRAPHY; REFERENCES; Chapter 11. HISTORICAL CARTOGRAPHY; THE ORIGINS AND EVOLUTION OF HISTORICAL CARTOGRAPHY |
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HISTORICAL CARTOGRAPHY AND THE ICAOTHER INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS; RECENT DEVELOPMENTS; REFERENCES; Chapter 12. EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN CARTOGRAPHY; INTRODUCTION; A DECADE OF EDUCATIONAL DISCUSSIONS; THE ROLE OF THE COMMISSION ON EDUCATION AND TRAINING; INDEPENDENT CONTRIBUTIONS; ELEMENTS OF A NEW CURRICULUM; FUTURE TASKS OF THE ICA COMMISSION ON EDUCATION AND TRAINING; REFERENCES; Chapter 13. CARTOGRAPHY AND THE DEVELOPING NATIONS: SOME NEW CHALLENGES; INTRODUCTION; THE HISTORY OF CARTOGRAPHY IN DEVELOPING NATIONS; CARTOGRAPHY FOR DEVELOPMENT |
| Summary |
Making maps dates back at least four thousand years and it is widely recognised that many maps are of great historical value and present a skilled method of summarising the real world on a sheet of paper. Less well known is the judgement involved in the selection and simplification of features, the complex transformation of space and the exacting standards which are needed in cartography. This book is primarily a tribute to Professor F.J. Ormeling, former President and Secretary/Treasurer of the ICA and gives a wide ranging review of the current status of cartography, how this status was atta |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Print version record |
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Cartography.
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Map drawing.
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cartography (discipline)
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SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Geography.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Cartography.
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Map drawing
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Cartography
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Festschriften
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Festschriften.
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Rhind, D. W., editor
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Taylor, D. R. F. (David Ruxton Fraser), 1937- editor.
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Ormeling, Ferjan, 1942- honouree.
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International Cartographic Association.
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| ISBN |
9781483292502 |
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1483292509 |
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