Cartography.

by Kenneth Field

Winner of the 2019 International Cartographic Conference – Educational Products award A lavishly illustrated reference guide, Cartography. by Kenneth Field is an inspiring and creative companion along the nonlinear journey toward making a great map. This sage compendium for contemporary mapmakers distills the essence of cartography into useful topics, organized for convenience in finding the specific idea or method you need. Unlike books targeted to deep scholarly discourse of cartographic theory, this book provides sound, visually compelling information that translates into practical and useful tools for modern mapmaking. At the intersection of science and art, this book serves as a guidepost for designing an accurate and effective map.

Genres: Cartography, Design, Geography

576 pages, Paperback

Published June 28, 2018

About the author

A self-confessed ‘cartonerd’ with a personal and professional passion for mapping. Ken gained his BSc in Cartography at Oxford Polytechnic and PhD in GIS at Leicester University and fell into academia. He spent 20 years in key positions in UK universities before ditching the bureaucracy and admin for the no-brainer move to sunny California to join Esri in 2011. He has presented and published an awful lot. He blogs (cartoblography.com), tweets (@kennethfield), is past Editor of The Cartographic Journal (2005–2014), and Chair of the ICA Map Design Commission (2011–2019). He co-founded the Journal of Maps, is on the advisory board of the International Journal of Cartography, is a Fellow of both the British Cartographic Society and Royal Geographic Society, is a Chartered Geographer (GIS), and only the second Honorary Member of the New Zealand Cartographic Society.

Ken is in love with maps, makes maps, collects maps, writes about maps, has a tattoo of his favourite map and is devoted to encouraging others to see the value in quality cartography and helping them make better maps. He attempts to push the boundaries of cartography, and he has received numerous awards for his maps, writing and pedagogy (though he’s most proud of an award for a kitchen tile design!). He’s in demand as a panelist and keynote speaker and has curated and judged numerous international map galleries. He is author of the two award-winning books CARTOGRAPHY and THEMATIC MAPPING. He is also guilty of having the idea to develop a MOOC on Cartography and roping in his talented colleagues to help bring it to fruition. Despite evidence to the contrary, life’s not all about maps, and Ken can also be found on a snowboard, behind a drum kit, building Lego, walking @wisley_dog, being in awe of his far more talented better half @lindabeale, or supporting his hometown football team, Nottingham Forest.

Reviews

[Manuel Frias · Rating 4 out of 5]

All the basics about cartography in one book with excellent and inspiring design. I liked not only the comprehensive content and how the author writes. I enjoyed equally (or perhaps even more) the huge maps and illustrations in full colour. This book can be a good reference for making maps and a source of inspiration.

It was in my to-read list for a long time. The only reason I was reluctant to purchase it was the price. I always think twice when buying books over 30€, and this was 3 times more expensive. Thanks to a reviewing work I did for SAGE publication I decided to buy it. For those of you doubting I can tell you that it’s worth every euro.

[juniper · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is inspiring. I can use it as a source but I mostly flip through and read at random. A book worth having a physical copy of.