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Mapping wonderlands : illustrated cartography of Arizona, 1912--1962 /

Mapping Wonderlands explores popular, illustrated maps of Arizona as a tourism destination, investigating the relationship between landscapes, visual culture and narratives of place. These aesthetically appealing maps offer tourists an Arizona landscape at once historical and imaginary - just as the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Griffin, Dori
Formato: Electrónico Mapa
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Tucson : University of Arizona Press, ©2013.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Writing the Wonderlands of Arizona; 2. Contextualizing Arizona's Cartographic Illustrations, 1912-1962; 3. Adopted Identities: Map-makers, Map Users, and Illustrated Roles; 4. Rewriting Time: Illustrated Cartography and Arizona's Temporal Landscape; 5. Crowded Spaces: "How We Filled in the Map"; 6. Cartographic Narratives of Place: Writing Stories onto Arizona Landscapes; 7. Cartographic Narratives of Cultural Exoticism: Stories with Local Color; Conclusion: Rereading Arizona as a Wonderland.
  • Appendix: Popular Cartographers of Arizona, A Biographical CatalogueNotes; Index.