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cartographyArt and practice of drawing maps, originally with pens and drawing boards, but now mostly with computer-aided drafting programs. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| At a stroke, it has dominated the cartographical business. But in addition to staking out the terms of his text's narrative structure, Belpoliti's map also announces the text's complexity, alerts the reader that s/he will need cartographical guidance in navigating the text (and the voyage it iconically represents), and finally, calls into question the linearity of any new journeys in Levi's wake. His Carta Marina, large for that time, was a cartographical image of Northern Europe, decorated by images of soldiers, seafarers, hunters, fishermen, animals, and plants. |
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