Coast lines how mapmakers frame the world and chart environmental change
Covering shifting landscapes, cartographic technology, and climate change, this book reveals that coastlines are as much a set of ideas, assumptions, and societal beliefs as they are solid black lines on maps. It charts the historical progression from offshore sketches to satellite images
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| Language: | English |
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Chicago, IL
University of Chicago Press
2008
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| Summary: | Covering shifting landscapes, cartographic technology, and climate change, this book reveals that coastlines are as much a set of ideas, assumptions, and societal beliefs as they are solid black lines on maps. It charts the historical progression from offshore sketches to satellite images |
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| Physical Description: | xiii, 228 pages illustrations, maps 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 9780226534039 (cloth) 0226534030 (cloth) |