Maps represent places by selecting and arranging information on a surface. They can describe a neighbourhood, a country, the whole Earth, or an imagined setting. A map is not simply a smaller copy of everything that exists. Its maker chooses
Maps represent places by selecting and arranging information on a surface. They can describe a neighbourhood, a country, the whole Earth, or an imagined setting. A map is not simply a smaller copy of everything that exists. Its maker chooses