{"product_id":"why-north-is-up-mick-ashworth-9781851245192","title":"Why North Is Up: Map Conventions and Where They Came from","description":"Many people have a love of maps. But what lies behind the process of map-making? How have cartographers through the centuries developed their craft and established a language of maps which helps them to better represent our world and help users to understand it? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This book tells the story of how widely accepted mapping conventions originated and evolved--from map orientation, projections, typography, and scale, to the use of color, symbols, ways of representing relief, and the treatment of boundaries and place names. It charts the fascinating story of how conventions have changed in response to new technologies and ever-changing mapping requirements, how symbols can be a matter of life or death, why universal acceptance of conventions can be difficult to achieve, and how new mapping conventions are developing to meet the needs of modern cartography. \u003ci\u003eWhy North is Up\u003c\/i\u003e offers an accessible and enlightening guide to the sometimes hidden techniques of map-making through the centuries. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mick Ashworth\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1851245197\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781851245192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bodleian Library\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/05\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 7.20w x 1.00d","brand":"Mick Ashworth","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43991159668991,"sku":"9781851245192","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f7339e11-699f-4f9e-832c-dc20aa465016.jpg?v=1683308777","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/why-north-is-up-mick-ashworth-9781851245192","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}