Bruce,
You make a good point!
In a limited search, I found two titles that seem promising:
Mapping: A Critical Introduction to Cartography and GIS
by Jeremy Crampton, 2010.
How
to Make Maps: An Introduction to Theory and Practice of Cartography by Peter Anthamatten, 2020.
In addition, I noticed but hadn’t investigated the book that David Medeiros suggested (Making
Maps: A Visual Guide to Map Design for GIS, 2016). Good to know the content may fit the need.
Thanks everyone for your input!
Best,
Janet Reyes
Geospatial Information Librarian
UCR Library | University of California, Riverside
From: Bruce Sarjeant [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Friday, February 4, 2022 6:26 AM
To: Maps-L: Map Librarians, etc. <[log in to unmask]>; Janet Reyes <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Book recommendations: introduction to cartography and GIS for history students
Janet, you mentioned you found some contenders. What are they? Lest you are bombarded with the same books?
On Fri, Feb 4, 2022 at 9:03 AM Janet Reyes <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Hello,
A faculty member in History has asked for recommendations for a book he could use for readings in an upcoming graduate seminar on “Nature, Space and Place in Historical Research.”
He’s looking for suggestions for “short, easily digestible readings about scale, raster versus vector, choropleth maps, census data, and metadata” – possibly a book that includes these discussions as chapters. He wants to help the History graduate students “think about maps as sources, problems in their construction, how maps lie, etc., and how to bring historic maps into a GIS.”
I’ve found a few contenders by searching around, but any recommendations you have on specific books would be greatly appreciated!
Thank you,
Janet Reyes
Geospatial Information Librarian
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