Maps are Territories: Science is an Atlas (Nature & human nature)

by David Turnbull

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"The map is not the territory" is a cartographic truism. It means that unless the map is drawn on a mile-to-mile scale and has the same physical characteristics as the territory itself, it cannot be perfectly accurate. But as David Turnbull demonstrates, the map is a metaphor not only for the territory it represents but for the culture that created it. As such, it takes on the meaning of the territory and its importance in that culture. In this book, Turnbull challenges common assumptions about the nature of cartography. In each of ten "exhibits" he addresses a seemingly basic...Read more
  • ISBN10 0730006883
  • ISBN13 9780730006886
  • Publish Date 31 December 1989
  • Publish Status Active
  • Out of Print 22 March 2011
  • Publish Country AU
  • Imprint UNSW Press
  • Format Paperback
  • Language English