The art of illustrated maps : a complete guide to creative mapmaking's history, process, and inspiration / John Roman.
2015
GA105.3 .R65 2015 (Mapit)
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Title
The art of illustrated maps : a complete guide to creative mapmaking's history, process, and inspiration / John Roman.
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9781440339561 (hardcover)
1440339562 (hardcover)
1440339562 (hardcover)
Published
Cincinnati, Ohio : How Books, [2015]
Language
English
Description
199 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color) ; 22 x 29 cm
Call Number
GA105.3 .R65 2015
Dewey Decimal Classification
912/09
Summary
"While literally hundreds of books exist on the subject of "cartographic" maps, The Art of Illustrated Maps is the first book to fully explore the world of conceptual, "imaginative" mapping. Author John Roman refers to illustrated maps as "the creative nonfiction of cartography," and his book reveals how and why the human mind instinctively recognizes and accepts the artistic license evoked by this unique art form. Drawing from numerous references, The Art of Illustrated Maps traces the 2000-year history of a specialized branch of illustration that historians claim to be "the oldest variety of primitive art." This book features the dynamic works of many professional map artists from around the world and documents the creative process as well as the inspirations behind contemporary, 21st-century illustrated maps."--provided from Amazon.com.
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"T4105"--Back cover.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Table of Contents
A look back: mapping the origins of illustrated maps
Illustrated maps: the viewer, the artist and the mind
The creative process of a map illustrator
A showcase of contemporary map illustration.
Illustrated maps: the viewer, the artist and the mind
The creative process of a map illustrator
A showcase of contemporary map illustration.