The art of illustrated maps : a complete guide to creative mapmaking's history, process, and inspiration / John Roman.

"While literally hundreds of books exist on the subject of "cartographic" maps, The Art of Illustrated Maps is the first book to fully explore the world of conceptual, "imaginative" mapping. Author John Roman refers to illustrated maps as "the creative nonfiction of cartography," and his book reveal...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Roman, John (Map illustrator) (Author)
Language:English
Published: Cincinnati, Ohio : How Books, [2015]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Cartography > History.
Map drawing.
Cartography.
Cartographie > Histoire.
Cartes > Dessin.
History.
Genre:
History.
Physical Description:199 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color) ; 22 x 29 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • A look back: mapping the origins of illustrated maps
  • Illustrated maps: the viewer, the artist and the mind
  • The creative process of a map illustrator
  • A showcase of contemporary map illustration.