How Maps Are Made
Baynes
1987
Anonymous Submitter: The title is “How Maps Are Made” and it was published in 1987. At first glance, it looks like a juvenile book because it’s so thin and heavily illustrated. However, it’s actually an adult nonfiction book. I don’t know if that makes it better or worse. All I know is that even with a seriously limited knowledge of cartography it is obviously quite dated (see the Flock of Seagulls/Billy Idol cartographer). Of course, it could be saved if someone simply tweaked the title with some tape and a magic marker. “How Maps Were Made” would perhaps preserve some usefulness. Then, if I wanted to know how mapmaking was carried out when I was two years old this book would be relevant.”
Flock of Seagulls/Billy Idol cartographer:
Cartography is cool.
Holly
9 responses so far ↓
Dr. Monkey // November 3, 2009 at 1:24 am |
I lurve maps. Any maps, I don’t care, I love them all.
Christopher Pearce // November 3, 2009 at 12:43 pm |
We have this book in my high school’s Media Center! I was just making fun of it the other day…
safleming // November 3, 2009 at 2:15 pm |
And i ran, i ran so far away. i just ran, i ran all night and day. i couldn’t get away.
Dominic // November 3, 2009 at 5:53 pm |
As always, I love the computers pictured here. Why, yes HAL, I would love to “Play a Game”!
Also, the cover of the book could’ve done the subject so much more justice had it featured the computer graphics in an more interesting, dynamic way. Sometimes I think books die simply because they are designed poorly.
Fiona // November 3, 2009 at 6:59 pm |
Love those super modern new fangled computers!
Melissa // November 5, 2009 at 12:00 pm |
Thanks for making me feel old. I received my undergraduate degree the year this book was published.
I’m living history!
I did not, however, have that haircut.
Kim // November 7, 2009 at 4:11 pm |
Must have this lady’s hair! Totally David Bowie circa 1995 or so!
Becca // November 11, 2009 at 9:20 am |
I received my undergrad degree in geography with a concentration in cartography more than 10 years after this book was published and we were still doing it in much the same way – in fact we were still hand drawing maps… was my education poor or was this book totally cutting edge?
James // November 13, 2009 at 10:52 pm |
I’m in grad school right now for city planning, and we have what’s probably one of the top GIS (geographic information systems) departments in the country, and yeah, its still done this way.