The British Cartographic society has published a short free book about Cartography. It gives and overview of the purpose of cartography and it’s main principles. Quick but very worth read for all mappers.
You can find it here:
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The British Cartographic society has published a short free book about Cartography. It gives and overview of the purpose of cartography and it’s main principles. Quick but very worth read for all mappers.
You can find it here:
Discussion
Comment from mmd on 28 January 2021 at 12:47
That’s a pretty weird URL for what you call a “free book”. As it stands, you’re most likely linking to some pirated copy here.
Comment from Tomas Straupis on 28 January 2021 at 13:07
I do agree that the url is… well… strange, but that is a link I got in an official ICA (international cartography association) newsletter. The link does work and it does return pdf without any additional/suspicious activities tho.
Comment from mmd on 28 January 2021 at 13:39
Thanks for the update! I have to say it was somewhat unexpected to see this in an official newsletter ;)
Comment from HeBri on 29 January 2021 at 10:27
You can find the same link on the website of the British Cartographic Society here: https://www.cartography.org.uk/thematic-mapping
It’s apparently the first edition of the book and a new edition is available for sale at their shop.