Behind every great map is a network and behind every great network is a map. In Connections and Reflections on Networks and the History of Cartography , cartographic cogitator Mark Monmonier shares his insights about the relationships between networks and maps. Using historical maps, he Connecting the past to the present via maps and reflection, Monmonier continues his contribution to cartographic scholarship by exploring the network's power as a unifying concept for understanding and using maps.
Mark Stephen Monmonier is an American author and a Distinguished Professor of Geography at the Maxwell School of Syracuse University.
He specializes in toponymy, geography, and geographic information systems. His popular written works show a combination of serious study and a sense of humor. His most famous work is How To Lie With Maps (1991), in which he challenges the common belief that maps inherently show an unbiased truth.