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How to lie with maps

Mark Monmonier · 1996

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To show how maps distort, Monmonier introduces basic principles of mapmaking, gives entertaining examples of the misuse of maps in situations from zoning disputes to census reports, and covers all the typical kinds of distortions from deliberate oversimplifications to the misleading use of color.

Book details

Year
1996
Language
English
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Editions
1
Pages
222
ISBN
9780226534206

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