Mark Monmonier - Cartography: History

Selections

Books

Clock and Compass: How John Byron Plato Gave Farmers a Real Address

"a rare glimpse into one of cartography's less-told tales" – IMCoS Map Journal

Connections and Content: Reflections on Networks and the History of Cartography

"Links familiar aspects of the world with their depiction on maps in a compelling way." – Stewart Walker

Geographical Magazine, the British counterpart of National Geographic, named it "one of the eight essential books for geographers." See the Geographical Magazine website

Patents and Cartographic Inventions: A New Perspective for Map History

“Thoroughly researched, well written, and richly illustrated with original patent drawings.” – Judith Tyner

Cartography in the Twentieth Century

“a milestone in the historical study of twentieth-century cartography” – Journal of Historical Geography

Adventures in Academic Cartography: A Memoir

“His irrepressible wit shines . . .” – Imago Mundi

Lake Effect: Tales of Large Lakes, Arctic Winds, and Recurrent Snows

“unexpectedly engrossing . . . overcomes all Weather Channel wonkery as a charmingly executed slice of Americana.” – Publishers Weekly

No Dig, No Fly, No Go: How Maps Restrict and Control

“Well written, engaging, mildly provocative, quirky at times.” – H-Net Reviews in the Humanities & Social Sciences

Coast Lines: How Mapmakers Frame the World and Chart Environmental Change

“An informative and entertaining read on climate change via the science of cartography.” – Weatherwise

From Squaw Tit to Whorehouse Meadow: How Maps Name, Claim, and Inflame

“Engaging . . . a trove of giggle-inducing lore.” – Publishers Weekly

Rhumb Lines and Map Wars: A Social History of the Mercator Projection

“A rewarding study of mapmaking and the uses of maps.” – Scientific American

Spying with Maps: Surveillance Technologies and the Future of Privacy

“Engaging, even-handed introduction to the dark side of mapping technology.” – Physical Science Digest

How to Lie with Maps

“An artful and a funny book, which like any good map packs plenty in a little space.” – Scientific American

Air Apparent: How Meteorologists Learned to Map, Predict, and Dramatize Weather

“Clever title, rewarding book.” – Scientific American

Bushmanders and Bullwinkles: How Politicians Manipulate Electronic Maps and Census Data to Win Elections

An engaging look at the power of maps in American politics.

Cartographies of Danger: Mapping Hazards in America

How maps help people avoid and officials plan for disasters.

Encyclopedia Entry

Cartography: History

Article in The International Encyclopedia of Geography: People, the Earth, Environment, and Technology (2017).

Scholarly Screeds

“Critiquing Critical Cartography”

Published on ResearchGate.net (11 January 2016) and Academia.edu (13 January 2016), DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.1.3332.7126.

“Sector Theory (with a long headnote)”

Published on ResearchGate.net and Academia.edu, 17 January 2016, DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.1.1235.5605.

“Borrowed Borders”

Glimpse: the art + science of seeing, no. 8 (Autumn 2011): 14-21.

“Practical and Emblematic Roles of the American Polyconic Projection”

Weiner Schriften zur Geographie und Kartographie [Institut für Geographie und Regionalforschung der Universität Wien], 2004

“Aerial Photography at the Agricultural Adjustment Administration: Acreage Controls, Conservation Benefits, and Overhead Surveillance in the 1930s”

Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing, December 2002

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Cartography: History

Mark Monmonier, "Cartography: History," in The International Encyclopedia of Geography: People, the Earth, Environment, and Technology, edited by Douglas Richardson, Noel Castree, Michael F. Goodchild, Audrey Kobayashi, Weidong Liu, and Richard A. Marston. © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Published 2017 by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. DOI: 10.1002/9781118786352.wbieg0359

Content: Frameworks and chronologies (Modes or mapping practice, Historical approaches, A "big book" project, Twentieth-century developments) | Map history an an institutional endeavor | References | Further reading

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