How to Lie with Maps
By: Mark Monmonier.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press; University Of Chicago Press
Published: 1991
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9780226534152
Subjects: Cartography; Deception
Description: Originally published to wide acclaim, this lively, cleverly illustrated essay on the use and abuse of maps teaches us how to evaluate maps critically and promotes a healthy skepticism about these easy-to-manipulate models of reality. Monmonier shows that, despite their immense value, maps lie. In fact, they must.

To show how maps distort, Monmonier introduces basic principles of mapmaking, gives entertaining examples of the misuse of maps in situations from zoning disputes to census reports, and covers all the typical kinds of distortions from deliberate oversimplifications to the misleading use of color.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-166) and index.
Table of contents: title: Acknowledgements; label: 1
title: Introduction; label: 2
title: Elements of the Map; label: 3
title: Map Generalization: Little White Lies and Lots of Them; label: 4
title: Blunders That Mislead; label: 5
title: Maps That Advertise; label: 6
title: Development Maps (Or, How to Seduce the Town Board); label: 7
title: Maps for Political Propaganda; label: 8
title: Maps, Defense, and Disinformation: Fool Thine Enemy; label: 9
title: Data Maps: Making Nonsense of the Census; label: 10
title: Color: Attraction and Distraction; label: 11
title: Epilogue; label: Appendix
title: Latitude and Longitude; title: Selected Readings for Future Exploration; title: Sources of Illustrations; title: Index