Cartographies of Travel and NavigationJames R. Akerman Finding one’s way with a map is a relatively recent phenomenon. In premodern times, maps were used, if at all, mainly for planning journeys in advance, not for guiding travelers on the road. With the exception of navigational sea charts, the use of maps by travelers only became common in the modern era; indeed, in the last two hundred years, maps have become the most ubiquitous and familiar genre of modern cartography. |
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Itineraries Route Maps and Road Maps | 16 |
Establishing the Sea Routes to the East Indies | 69 |
Nineteenth and Early TwentiethCentury American Rail Travel Cartography | 97 |
5 TwentiethCentury American Road Maps and the Making of a National Motorized Space | 151 |
The Emergence of Aeronautical Charts in the United States | 207 |