Cartography.
the definitive guide to making maps
$210.42
- Paperback
576 pages
- Release Date
3 October 2018
Summary
Winner of the 2019 International Cartographic Conference Educational Products award
A lavishly illustrated reference guide, Cartography. by Kenneth Field is an inspiring and creative companion along the nonlinear journey toward making a great map. This sage compendium for contemporary mapmakers distills the essence of cartography into useful topics, organized for convenience in finding the specific idea or method you need. Unlike books targeted to deep scholarly discourse of cartogr…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781589484399 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1589484398 |
| Author: | Kenneth Field |
| Publisher: | ESRI Press |
| Imprint: | Environmental Systems Research Institute Inc.,U.S. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 576 |
| Release Date: | 3 October 2018 |
| Weight: | 2.02kg |
| Dimensions: | 266mm x 215mm |
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Critics Review
“What Kenneth Field has created here is a brilliant reference book on behalf of our field of cartography. Finally! A book that truly represents Cartography in 2018.”
– Christopher Wesson, The Bulletin of the Society of Cartographers
* Christopher Wesson *“Read the book for pragmatic advice or to braden your horizon; for me, it did both.”
– Menno-Jan Kraak, president of the International Cartographic Association (ICA); professor, University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands; author of Mapping Time and coauthor of Cartography, Visualization of Geospatial Data
* Menno-Jan Kraak *“An Impressively creative and useful scholarly contribution.”
– Mark Monmonier, author of How to Lie with Maps, Distinguished Professor of Geography, Syracuse University, NY.
* Mark Monmonier *About The Author
Kenneth Field
Dr. Kenneth Field brings a wealth of experience from academia and commercial practice into this book. He is a winner of numerous cartographic awards for his original maps as well as his writing. His first Esri Press book Cartography. (published 2018) won a prestigious International Cartographic Association award for best educational product in 2019. His work has been recognized by numerous peer-reviewed bodies for its quality. Ken is active in a wide range of societies and external bodies, and he continues to write and edit books, journals, and papers, and teach and present keynotes on cartographic design widely.
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