Mapping nature across the Americas / edited by Kathleen A. Brosnan and James R. Akerman.
"Maps are inherently unnatural. Projecting three-dimensional realities on two-dimensional surfaces, maps are abstractions that capture someone's idea of what matters within a particular place; they require selections and omissions. It is these very characteristics, however, that give maps their impo...
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| Language: | English |
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Chicago :
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2021.
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| Physical Description: | xii, 416 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 26 cm |
| Format: | Book |