Beschreibung:
This authoritative, reader-friendly text presents core principles of good map design that apply regardless of production methods or technical approach.
I. Map Design 1. Introduction 2. Planning and Composition 3. Text Material and Typography 4. Color in Cartographic Design II. Geographic and Cartographic Framework 5. Scale, Compilation, and Generalization 6. The Earth's Graticule and Projections III. Symbolization 7. Basics of Symbolization 8. Symbolizing Geographic Data 9. Multivariate Mapping IV. Nontraditional Mapping 10. Cartograms and Diagrams 11. Continuity and Change in the Computer Era V. Critique of Maps 12. Putting It All Together Appendix A. Commonly Used Projections Appendix B. Resources Appendix C. Glossary