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Creating Good Maps

Cartographic Communication, The Geographer's Craft, University of Colorado at Boulder

Sections on: The Value of Maps; Cartography as Communication; What Is a Good Map?; Basic Elements of Map Composition; The Cartographer's Palette: The Semiotics of Cartography; Issues of Statistical Generalization; Problems of Realizing Ideals with Computer Systems; Into the Future; Examination and Study Questions