How to lie with maps /

To show how maps distort, Monmonier introduces basic principles of mapmaking, gives entertaining examples of the misuse of maps in situations from zoning disputes to census reports, and covers all the typical kinds of distortions from deliberate oversimplifications to the misleading use of color.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Monmonier, Mark S. (Author)
Format:	Government Document Book
Language:	English
Published:	Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1996.
Edition:	Second edition.
Subjects:	Cartography. Deception. Deception Cartographie. Tromperie. Data collection and processing - Cartography. > [Literature]. Map design. > [Literature]. Cartes géographiques. Kartografie Fälschung Cartografie. Misleiding. Cartografia. Cartography