Cartographies of travel and navigation / edited by James R. Akerman.
| Other author | Akerman, James R. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2006. |
| Description | ix, 372 pages, 7 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents |
| Subjects |
| Series | The Kenneth Nebenzahl, Jr., lectures in the history of cartography Kenneth Nebenzahl, Jr., lectures in the history of cartography. ^A303733 |
| Contents | Introduction / James R. Akerman -- Milieus of mobility : itineraries, route maps and road maps / Catherine Delano-Smith -- Surveying the seas : establishing the sea routes to the East Indies / Andrew S. Cook -- Mapping a transcontinental nation : nineteenth- and early twentieth-century American rail travel cartography / Jerry Musich -- Twentieth-century American road maps and the making of a national motorized space / James R. Akerman -- "Up in the air in more ways than one" : the emergence of aeronautical charts in the United States / Ralph E. Ehrenberg -- Maps on wheels : the evolution of automobile navigation / Robert L. French. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-346) and index. |
| LCCN | 2005031379 |
| ISBN | 0226010740 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780226010748 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | GA108 .C35 2006 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |