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Carlos Sanz López
Carlos Sanz (1903-1981) was a Spanish publisher and historian of cartography based in Madrid. He died at the end of 1981. He donated books and maps to the University of Miami. University of Miami. Works * (ed.) ''La Carta de Colón anunciando el descubrimiento del Nuevo Mundo, 15 febrero-14 marzo, 1493'' by Christopher Columbus, 1956 * ''Primitivas relaciones de España con Asia y Oceanía: los dos primeros libros impresos en Filipinas, mas un tercero en discordia'', 1957 * (ed.) ''Primera historia de China, Sevilla, 1577'' by Bernardino de Escalente, 1958 * ''Bibliografía general de la Carta de Colón'', 1958 * (ed.) ''Bibliotheca Americana vetustissima; a description of works relating to America published between the years 1492 and 1551'' by Henry Harrisse. Madrid, 1958 * ''La Geographia ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cartography
Cartography (; from grc, χάρτης , "papyrus, sheet of paper, map"; and , "write") is the study and practice of making and using maps. Combining science, aesthetics and technique, cartography builds on the premise that reality (or an imagined reality) can be modeled in ways that communicate spatial information effectively. The fundamental objectives of traditional cartography are to: * Set the map's agenda and select traits of the object to be mapped. This is the concern of map editing. Traits may be physical, such as roads or land masses, or may be abstract, such as toponyms or political boundaries. * Represent the terrain of the mapped object on flat media. This is the concern of map projections. * Eliminate characteristics of the mapped object that are not relevant to the map's purpose. This is the concern of generalization. * Reduce the complexity of the characteristics that will be mapped. This is also the concern of generalization. * Orchestrate the elements of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
