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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
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On 5/10/13 9:11 AM, Angie Cope, American Geographical Society Library,
UW Milwaukee wrote:
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> 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
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