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In the age of GPS, we take cartographic literacy for granted. We should not; the ability to find meaning in maps is the fruit of a long process of exposure and instruction. A “carto-coded” America - a nation in which maps are pervasive and meaningful - had to be created. The Social Life of Maps tracks American cartography's spectacular rise to its unprecedented cultural influence.

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The Social Life of Maps in America 17501860

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      Publisher The University of North Carolina Press
      Published 30 November 2017
      ISBN-13 9781469632605
      978-1469632605
      ISBN-10 1469632608
      Also in:
      Earth Sciences, Geography & Environment Cartography, map-making and projections History of the Americas

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      In the age of GPS, we take cartographic literacy for granted. We should not; the ability to find meaning in maps is the fruit of a long process of exposure and instruction. A “carto-coded” America - a nation in which maps are pervasive and meaningful - had to be created. The Social Life of Maps tracks American cartography's spectacular rise to its unprecedented cultural influence.

      Trade Review
      "His patient archival work makes this book a treasure trove of information for scholars across the humanities." — ALH Online Review, XIX.1

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