-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: Mapping Manhattan: A Love Letter in Subjective Cartography Date: Fri, 10 May 2013 09:19:37 -0400 From: Joel Kovarsky <[log in to unmask]> To: Maps, Air Photo, GIS Forum - Map Librarianship <[log in to unmask]> On 5/10/13 9:11 AM, Angie Cope, American Geographical Society Library, UW Milwaukee wrote: > > One thing I've noticed since reading this book is that the way I draw > sketch maps or give directions for people who aren't so much into maps > is ask whether they're familiar with the logos of things like the gas > stations, convenience stores, etc. we have here. Then, I use those as > the pointers for showing them how to get to the place they want to go. You are just reverting to the written itinerary, a much older method for providing travel directions. This has an interesting history itself. See Catherine Delano-Smith's Chapter 2, "Milieus of Mobility: Itineraries, Route Maps, and Road Maps" in Akerman's (ed.) _Cartographies of Travel and Navigation_ (http://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/C/bo3750681.html). Joel Kovarsky