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All roads lead to Rome: the Cartography of Caesars, the Peutinger Board and the edges of space

open access: yesGeografia (Londrina), 2014
The Ancient Cartography is a vast source of access to traditional knowledge space, a study that has not received the proper attention it deserves. This paper, centered on a memorable piece cartographic originated in classical antiquity - the Tabula ...
Maurício Waldman
doaj   +1 more source

The History of Cartography in a Nutshell [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
his is a very short history of cartography.
Valerio, Vladimiro
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Harvesting of two alpine Artemisia: Effects of an amateur practice on wild plant dynamics

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Wild plants are consumed all over the world, and knowledge of the effects of harvesting is necessary to ensure the sustainability of this activity. Our 3‐year study of two closely related alpine Artemisia species in the Southern Alps revealed a positive impact of harvesting at the plant scale and on the short term.
Ninon Fontaine   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

GEOGRAFIA E REPRESENTAÇÕES GRÁFICAS: UMA BREVE ABORDAGEM CRÍTICA E OS NOVOS DESAFIOS TÉCNICO-METODOLÓGICOS PERPASSANDO PELA CLIMATOLOGIA [PDF]

open access: yesRevista Brasileira de Cartografia, 2003
The present paper makes a review approach of relation between graphics representations and geographic researches, relates the history of the mistakes' origin in the consideration of the Cartography, of the mathematical proceeding and of the technical ...
Isorlanda Caracristi
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Form and precision in European maritime cartography, 1650-1850: a novel approach to the use of digital collections series in Economic History

open access: yes
This dissertation presents for the first time an integrated study of the quality of European cartographic representations of coastlines, ca. 1650 to 1850, and the methods and theory that make this study possible.
Pala, Giovanni Maria
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Nutritional properties, traditional uses and potential new applications for the sotol plant (Asparagaceae, Convallarioideae): A review

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Sotol (Dasylirion spp.) is a resilient desert plant that sustains ecosystems, cultures and livelihoods in Chihuahua Desert. Our review highlights its nutritional properties, traditional uses and potential new applications in food, pharmaceuticals, renewable energy and water remediation. By synthesizing evidence across disciplines, we show how sotol can
Dámaris Leopoldina Ojeda Barrios   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparative analysis of a characterization of the built-up area and settlement network on Polish topographic maps from the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries

open access: yesPolish Cartographical Review, 2018
Built-up area is a particularly important element of the content of topographic maps. Its presentation changes significantly when map scales are reduced, due to both conceptual and graphic generalization.
Ostrowski Wiesław   +2 more
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Henri Duveyrier et Cheikh ‘Othmân, cartographes du Sahara

open access: yesL’Année du Maghreb, 2011
The book published by Henri Duveyrier in 1864 under the title Tuaregs of the North included a 1/3000000 scale map which was considered for decades as the reference map of the Sahara.
Dominique Casajus
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ICHC 2003 - 20th International Conference on the History of Cartography (Program, Abstracts, and List of Participants)

open access: yes, 2003
ICHC 2003 - 20th International Conference on the History of Cartography (Program, Abstracts, and List of Participants). 15-20 June 2003. Hosted by Harvard Map Collection, Harvard University, and the Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic ...
International Conference on the History of Cartography
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Putting “Cartography” into the History of Cartography: Arthur H. Robinson, David Woodward, and the Creation of a Discipline

open access: yes, 2005
Arthur Robinson and David Woodward significantly expanded the scope and nature of the history of cartography. Previously, cartographic historians had emphasized the study of map content.
Edney, Matthew H.
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