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Map Symbolism

Map Symbolism is a cartographic construct that designates the systematic use of visual signs and conventions to represent geographic features, phenomena, and abstract attributes on historical maps, distinguishing itself by encoding culturally and temporally specific meanings within the graphical language of pre-modern and early modern cartographic practices.

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45

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20

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2017–2026

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Cartographic Symbolism

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Publications

35

Picture Writing from Ancient Southern Mexico: Mixtec Place Signs and Maps

Charles E. Dibble, Mary E. Smith · Western Historical Quarterly · 1974 · 157 citations

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Reality, Symbolism, Time, and Space in Medieval World Maps

David Woodward · Annals of the Association of American Geographers · 1985 · 141 citations

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SOME Truth with Maps: A Primer on Symbolization and Design

Jeffrey C. Patton · Cartographic Perspectives · 1995 · 92 citations · Full text

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Stylistic Diversity in European State 1 : 50 000 Topographic Maps

Alexander J. Kent, P. Vujakovic · The Cartographic Journal · 2009 · 70 citations

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On the Design of Schematic Transport Maps

Silvania Avelar, Lorenz Hurni · Cartographica The International Journal for Geographic Information and Geovisualization · 2006 · 57 citations

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Authors

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  1. RG
    Rod Gerber

    Queensland University of Technology, Australia

    2 publications · 31 citations

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  2. AK
    Ana Kuveždić Divjak

    University of Zagreb, Croatia

    2 publications · 30 citations

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  3. RE
    Robert E. Roth

    University of Wisconsin–Madison, United States

    2 publications · 35 citations

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  4. AJ
    Alexander J. Kent

    Canterbury Christ Church University, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 113 citations

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  5. ME
    Mary E. Smith

    National Institutes of Health, United States

    2 publications · 173 citations

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Institutions

20

  1. University of Southampton

    Southampton, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    113 citations

  2. University of Zagreb

    Zagreb, Croatia

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    76 citations

  3. Institute of Geography of the Slovak Academy of Sciences

    Bratislava, Slovakia

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    70 citations

  4. University of Wisconsin–Madison

    Madison, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    160 citations

  5. National University of Ireland, Maynooth

    Maynooth, Ireland

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    36 citations

  6. Radboud University Nijmegen

    Nijmegen, The Netherlands

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    58 citations

  7. United States Geological Survey

    Reston, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    15 citations

  8. University of Minnesota

    Minneapolis, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    33 citations

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Venues

  1. The Cartographic Journal

    7 publications · 198 citations

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  3. The American Indian Quarterly

    AIQ · 2 publications · 27 citations

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  4. ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information

    IJGI · 2 publications · 30 citations

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  5. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 2 publications · 42 citations

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