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

Show other versions (2)

This book 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 their makers...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Griffin, Dori
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Tucson : University of Arizona Press, [2013]
Subjects:
Geography > Arizona.
Géographie > Arizona.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX)
Economic history.
Geography.
Historical geography.
Social conditions.
Arizona > Historical geography > Maps.
Arizona > Economic conditions > Maps.
Arizona > Social conditions > Maps.
Arizona > Maps.
Arizona.
atlases.
Atlases.
Maps.
Atlas.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Writing the Wonderlands of Arizona
  • Contextualizing Arizona's Cartographic Illustrations, 1912-1962
  • Adopted Identities : Map-makers, Map Users, and Illustrated Roles
  • Rewriting Time : Illustrated Cartography and Arizona's Temporal Landscape
  • Crowded Spaces : "How We Filled in the Map"
  • Cartographic Narratives of Place : Writing Stories onto Arizona Landscapes
  • Cartographic Narratives of Cultural Exoticism : Stories with Local Color
  • Conclusion : Rereading Arizona as a Wonderland
  • Appendix : Popular Cartographers of Arizona, A Biographical Catalogue.

Similar Items