Art and Cartography

摘要

Contemporary methods of depicting the earth and its attributes use graphic and non-graphic formats, maps and map-related artefacts to visualise geography and for building virtual landscapes and environments. In designing and creating these products cartography has traditionally applied art (design), science and technology. The latter two have been embraced by cartography as a means of ensuring scientific correctness; products are considered to 'work' if they are scientifically 'elegant', technologically 'capable of being built' and 'deliverable' by modern communi- cation. Incorporating art into the design and production process makes available to it a wider methodology 'palette' for better visualising geography.