Talks and Poster Presentations (with Proceedings-Entry):
M. Lechthaler:
"The world image in maps: Earth presentation in maps from the Old Ages to Mercator";
Talk: Cartography & Art - Art & Cartography,
Wien, TU Wien;
2008-01-31
- 2008-02-02; in: "Cartography & Art - Art & Cartography",
W. Cartwright, G. Gartner, A. Lehn (ed.);
(2008),
Paper ID 31,
19 pages.
English abstract:
Studying the aborigines´ "dreamtime"-maps or 16th century engravings from Dutch cartographers, one can lose herself in their beauty. Casually, cartography is a kind of art. Visualization techniques, precision and compliance with reality are of main interest. The centuries of great expeditions led to today´s view and mapping of the world. This article gives an overview on milestones in the history of cartography, from the old ages to Mercator´s map collections. Each presented map is an artwork acting as a substitute for its era making us relive the circumstances at that time
Keywords:
history of cartography, big inventions, topographic maps, cartographic visualization, maps as an artwork
Electronic version of the publication:
http://publik.tuwien.ac.at/files/pub-geo_2228.pdf
Created from the Publication Database of the Vienna University of Technology.