Project MUSE®: Cartographica: The International Journal for Geographic Information and Geovisualization - Latest Articles
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Project MUSE®: Latest articles in Cartographica: The International Journal for Geographic Information and Geovisualization.daily12026-05-19T00:00:00-05:00text/htmlen-USVol. 48 (2013) through vol. 60 (2025)Latest Articles: Cartographica: The International Journal for Geographic Information and GeovisualizationTWOProject MUSE®Cartographica: The International Journal for Geographic Information and Geovisualization1911-99250317-7173Latest articles in Cartographica: The International Journal for Geographic Information and Geovisualization. Feed provided by Project MUSE®A Story behind the Map: The Strange Life of Maps and Their Makers
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/984750
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The topic of a more comprehensive understanding of the models of cartographic practice is once again attracting the attention of the academic community. Matthew Edney (2014, 2017, 2019) argues for a processual approach to the study of maps and mapping that emphasizes the processes of producing, circulating, and consuming maps, moving us away from traditional readings of the map.1 This discursive shift coincides with a change in the dominant social theories that strongly influenced the conceptual theory of the map. The departure from conventional socio-cultural map history promoted by Harley (1988, 1989, 1990), which focused on the meaning and ideology of maps through synchronic analysis, gave way to a more
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Project MUSE®https://muse.jhu.edu/2026-05-19T00:00:00-05:00https://muse.jhu.edu/journal/615/image/coversmallA Story behind the Map: The Strange Life of Maps and Their Makers2026-03-12text/htmlen-USA Story behind the Map: The Strange Life of Maps and Their Makers2026-03-122026TWOProject MUSE®655182026-05-19T00:00:00-05:002026-03-12Contextualizing the Cartographic Origins of Continental Drift: Antonio Snider-Pellegrini's La Création et ses Mystères Dévoilés (1858) and Nineteenth-Century Transnational Scientific Networks
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The twentieth century saw some critical milestones in the mapping and understanding of the Earth: These included the exploration of the poles, which made completing the cartographic representation of the Earth possible, and the proposal of the continental drift theory by Alfred Wegener (1880–1930).1 In the second half of the century, images captured during space and Moon explorations contributed to the emergence of a new environmental awareness on planet Earth (Poole 2023; Helmreich 2016; Grevsmühl 2014; Jasanoff 2004; Bryant 1995). Yet in the preceding century, the hypothesis of continental drift had already been advanced – a theory that, although only occasionally referenced in later accounts of this scientific
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Project MUSE®https://muse.jhu.edu/2026-05-19T00:00:00-05:00https://muse.jhu.edu/journal/615/image/coversmallContextualizing the Cartographic Origins of Continental Drift: Antonio Snider-Pellegrini's La Création et ses Mystères Dévoilés (1858) and Nineteenth-Century Transnational Scientific Networks2026-03-12text/htmlen-USContextualizing the Cartographic Origins of Continental Drift: Antonio Snider-Pellegrini's La Création et ses Mystères Dévoilés (1858) and Nineteenth-Century Transnational Scientific Networks2026-03-122026TWOProject MUSE®1096872026-05-19T00:00:00-05:002026-03-12Maps on the Web: A Retrospective and Forward Look
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Over millennia, maps have been a fundamental invention of humanity, developing into crucial tools that shape our view of the world and our grasp of reality. In 2025, we celebrate the 20th anniversary of the widespread adoption of online mapping services, a milestone that highlights the integration of information technology, digital communications, and Geographic Information Science. This integration has not only maintained the core principles of cartographic art and science but also elevated maps to a ubiquitous status, playing a pivotal role in modelling, planning, communication, and action in the modern era.The World Wide Web, or simply the Web, has become a prominent medium for publishing maps and geospatial
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Project MUSE®https://muse.jhu.edu/2026-05-19T00:00:00-05:00https://muse.jhu.edu/journal/615/image/coversmallMaps on the Web: A Retrospective and Forward Look2026-03-12text/htmlen-USMaps on the Web: A Retrospective and Forward Look2026-03-122026TWOProject MUSE®672092026-05-19T00:00:00-05:002026-03-12