Cartography: a Reader: Celebrating 50 Years of the Society of Cartographers

by Steve Chilton, Alexander J. Kent

Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Society of Cartographers, Cartography: A Reader presents a special selection of over 40 papers from the archive of The Bulletin of the Society of Cartographers, the Society’s respected international journal.

Arranged chronologically, the book charts the key technological and theoretical developments of cartography and map design from the 1960s to the present through the work of leading authors such as Danny Dorling, Peter Haggett, Henry Castner, Martin Kemp, Peter Vujakovic and Michael Wood.

The papers are complemented by a series of new essays written by editors Steve Chilton and Alex Kent which set these major advances in their wider context, from SYMAP to A Reader FlyerOpenStreetMap and from the models of cartographic communication to critical cartography.

With 300 pages packed with colour and b&w maps/illustrations, the unrivalled format and superb value make Cartography: A Reader an excellent introduction to the subject for students, mapmakers and for all with an interest in maps, mapping and map design.

Paperback

Published January 1, 2014

About the author

Steve Chilton is a committed runner and qualified athletics coach with considerable experience of fell running and a marathon personal best of 2-34-53. He is a long-time member of the Fell Runners Association (FRA). In a long running career he has run in many of the classic fell races, as well as mountain marathons and has also completed the Cuillin Traverse. He worked for 42 years at Middlesex University where he was Lead Academic Developer.

Steve's work has been published extensively, particularly in his roles as Chair of the Society of Cartographers and Chair of the ICA Commission in Neocartography. He is heavily involved in the OpenStreetMap project (osm.org), having co-authored OpenStreetMap:Using and Enhancing the Free Map of the World. https://itsahill.wordpress.com/curric...