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Cartography (; from Ancient Greek: χάρτης chartēs, 'papyrus, sheet of paper, map'; and γράφειν graphein, 'write') is the study and practice of making and using maps. Combining science, aesthetics and technique, cartography builds on the premise that reality (or an imagined reality) can be modeled in ways that communicate spatial information effectively. The fundamental objectives of traditional cartography are to: Set the map's agenda and select traits of the object to be mapped. This is the concern of map editing. Traits may be physical, such as roads or land masses, or may be abstract, such as toponyms or political boundaries. Represent the terrain of the mapped object on flat media. This is the concern of map projections. Eliminate the mapped object's characteristics that are irrelevant to the map's purpose. This is the concern of generalization. Reduce the complexity of the characteristics that will be mapped. This is also the concern of generalization. Orchestrate the elements of the map to best convey its message to its audience. This is the concern of map design.Modern cartography constitutes many theoretical and practical foundations of geographic information systems (GIS) and geographic information science (GISc). Source: Wikipedia (en)
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Terrible Maps
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The Routledge Handbook of Mapping and Cartography
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Атлас українських історичних міст
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L'apparition du Nord : selon Gérard Mercator
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The Printed maps of Exeter, 1587-1901
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Web Mapping
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Petermann's Planet
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Devon Maps and Map-Makers. Manuscript Maps before 1800
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Großer Weltatlas
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Cartes géographiques anciennes
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Principles of Cartography
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Marine cartography in Britain
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General cartography
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Atlas der Neederlanden
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Geography
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Lecture Notes in Geoinformation and Cartography
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Notebook 51 [Erwin Raisz notebooks]
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