Concepts

Reading list

1. 1999Conference Paper

   Atlas terminology and atlas concepts

   Ferjan Ormeling · Proceedings of the Seminar on Modern Cartography: Maps for Navigating the Information Highway. Bandung, Indonesia

   This article aims to systematically elaborate on the terminology and core concepts of atlases, and to explore their evolution over time.

2. 2015Encyclopedia Article

   Electronic Atlas

   Eva Siekierska; Mark Monmonier · The History of Cartography, Volume 6: Cartography in the Twentieth Century

   Electronic atlases are coherent, systematic collections of digital maps and associated information distributed online or through electronic media.

3. 2010Encyclopedia Article

   Electronic Atlases

   Lysandros Tsoulos; Barney Warf · Encyclopedia of Geography

   Electronic atlases are deliberately structured combinations of maps and datasets designed to support geographic understanding, comparison, and analysis.

4. 2015Encyclopedia Article

   Facsimile Atlas

   Mark Monmonier; Mark Monmonier · The History of Cartography, Volume 6: Cartography in the Twentieth Century

   This article traces the facsimile atlas from its nineteenth-century emergence to its digital transformation at the end of the twentieth century, examining major publications, reproduction technologies, audiences, and sch…

5. 2015Encyclopedia Article

   Historical Atlas

   John H. Long; Mark Monmonier · The History of Cartography, Volume 6: Cartography in the Twentieth Century

   This article traces the development of the historical atlas as a cartographic genre throughout the twentieth century, examining changes in subject matter, scholarly standards, production technologies, and intended audien…

6. 2015Encyclopedia Article

   Historical-Boundaries Atlas

   John H. Long; Mark Monmonier · The History of Cartography, Volume 6: Cartography in the Twentieth Century

   This article traces the development of historical-boundaries atlases from early twentieth-century printed maps to national historical geographic information systems.

7. 2001Book

   Lexikon der Kartographie und Geomatik

   Jürgen Bollmann; Wolf Günther Koch

8. 2015Encyclopedia Article

   National Atlas

   Ferjan Ormeling; Mark Monmonier · The History of Cartography, Volume 6: Cartography in the Twentieth Century

   This article reviews the historical development, institutional foundations, changing purposes, and technological transformation of national atlases.

9. 2015Encyclopedia Article

   Regional Atlas

   Timothy F. Trainor; D. Bevington-Attardi; Mark Monmonier · The History of Cartography, Volume 6: Cartography in the Twentieth Century

   This article traces the emergence and transformation of the regional atlas as a distinct cartographic genre throughout the twentieth century, emphasizing the influence of regional-geographical methodology, thematic and s…

10. 2015Encyclopedia Article

    School Atlas

    Ferjan Ormeling; Mark Monmonier · The History of Cartography, Volume 6: Cartography in the Twentieth Century

    This article surveys the development, design principles, and educational functions of school atlases throughout the twentieth century.

11. 2015Encyclopedia Article

    Subscription Atlas

    James A. Flatness; Mark Monmonier · The History of Cartography, Volume 6: Cartography in the Twentieth Century

    Subscription financing supported cartographic publishing from the seventeenth century, reaching particular prominence in nineteenth-century North America through county landownership maps and atlases.

12. 2015Encyclopedia Article

    Thematic Atlas

    Norman J. W. Thrower; Mark Monmonier · The History of Cartography, Volume 6: Cartography in the Twentieth Century

    This article surveys the historical development, major genres, cartographic techniques, and technological transformation of thematic atlases.

13. 2015Encyclopedia Article

    World Atlas

    Susan Schulten; Mark Monmonier · The History of Cartography, Volume 6: Cartography in the Twentieth Century

    This historical survey examines the twentieth-century rise and transformation of the world atlas amid growing political interdependence, expanding geographic education, and cheaper printing technologies.