books by Arthur H. Robinson (mediated thematic revised)

books by Arthur H. Robinson

books:

Maps as Mediated Seeing: Fundamentals of Cartography revised edition
Gerald Fremlin

Trafford Publishing, 2006

Among the things offered by this book are: *The idea of mediated seeing - systems that intervene between the seer and the thing seen, allowing views not otherwise available. *Explanation of vertical orthogonal projection, by which the map-viewer is vertically above all points on the represented ground simultaneously. *Definition of a map: a map is a projectionally modified physical model of the surface-of-zero-elevation of a planet, ...

Elements of Cartography

6 reviews
Arthur H. Robinson, Joel L. Morrison, ...

Wiley, 1995

Still recognized as an important text
The sixth edition of "Elements" was published in 1995, and reviewers familiar with the advances in cartographic technology would be familiar with the great upheaval the field was going through at that time. Work on a seventh edition of this seminal text is currently underway, which should bring the content of the book up to par with recent changes. The book remains an important source of ...

Early Thematic Mapping in the History of Cartography
Arthur H. Robinson

University Of Chicago Press, 1982

"In this soundly constructed, well referenced, and beautifully illustrated book, Professor Robinson has demonstrated a growing sense of scholarly purpose within the history of cartography."?J. B. Harley, Times Higher Educational Supplement