Map Worlds : A History of Women in Cartography /

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This book plots a journey of discovery through the world of women map-makers from the golden age of cartography in the sixteenth-century Low Countries to tactile maps in contemporary Brazil. The author examines the history of women in the profession, sets out the situation of women in technical fiel...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Van den Hoonaard, Will. C. (Willy Carl), 1942- (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Waterloo, Ontario : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, [2013]
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Women cartographers.
Cartography.
Cartographers.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Cartography.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Geography.
Cartographes > Histoire.
Cartographie > Histoire.
Femmes cartographes > Histoire.
Cartography > History.
Cartographers > History.
Women cartographers > History.
History.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé:This book plots a journey of discovery through the world of women map-makers from the golden age of cartography in the sixteenth-century Low Countries to tactile maps in contemporary Brazil. The author examines the history of women in the profession, sets out the situation of women in technical fields and cartography-related organizations, and outlines the challenges they face in their careers.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (394 pages): illustrations, maps
ISBN:9781554589333

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