The sovereign map : theoretical approaches in cartography throughout history / Christian Jacob ; translated by Tom Conley ; edited by Edward H. Dahl.
| Author/creator | Jacob, Christian, 1955- |
| Other author | Dahl, Edward H. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | [English-language ed.]. |
| Publication Info | Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2006. |
| Description | xxiii, 417 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents only |
| Supplemental Content | Contributor biographical information |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Empire des cartes. English |
| Contents | What is a map? -- There are maps, and there are maps -- The map as mediation -- The raw materials of the map -- The printed map -- The atlas: a book of maps -- Pragmatics of the consultation of the map -- Tentative definitions -- Graphics, geometry, & figuration -- The border and graphic representation -- The framework and the Marteloio -- Forms and contours of the Earth -- Order/disorder: the minimal units of graphics -- "Hic sunt leones" -- The visible and reason -- Maps & writing -- The title of the map -- Names on the map: toponymy -- The map and its legends -- The cartographic image: the eye & memory -- Imaginary maps: a poetics of the drawing and the gaze -- Cartographic reading as construction -- Imaginary drifts -- From the map to geography: stages of an apprenticeship. |
| General note | "Originally published as L'empire des cartes: Approche théorique de la cartographie à travers l'histoire, Éditions Albin Michel, 1992"--T.p. verso. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 389-401) and index. |
| LCCN | 2005014228 |
| ISBN | 0226389537 (cloth : acid-free paper) |
| ISBN | 9780226389530 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | GA201 .J3313 2006 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |