Mapping Wonderlands : Illustrated Cartography of Arizona, 1912-1962 /

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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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Griffin, Dori
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Tucson : University of Arizona Press, [2013]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Social conditions.
Historical geography.
Geography.
Economic history.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX)
Geographie > Arizona.
Geography > Arizona.
Arizona.
Arizona > Maps.
Arizona > Social conditions > Maps.
Arizona > Economic conditions > Maps.
Arizona > Historical geography > Maps.
Atlas.
Atlases.
Maps.
atlases.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary: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 intended.
Physical Description:1 online resource (231 pages).
ISBN:9780816599912

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