Seeing Through Maps: Many Ways to See the World
substance-packed⿦thought provoking without being complicated or convoluted. --The Geographical Reviewabsolutely the best introduction available on map projections,  their history and importance. The text weaves the theory and history of  maps-at-large -- from mental maps to amateur work to high cartography -- into a  seamless thematic whole.⿦erudite and invigorating⿦ satisfying and illuminating --Professor Tom Koch of the Department of Geography at UBCcompulsively readable⿦discusses a number of projections I had  known nothing about, and even succeeded in making some new points about Mercator. --Professor John H. Andrews of the Department of Geography at