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Mêlant illustrateurs, cartographes et artistes, ce livre propose un panorama visuel de la carte aujourd hui. La première partie est consacrée au territoire physique, tandis que la seconde cartographie l activité humaine avec la représentation des flux.

This is a collection of maps that tread off the beaten path of mapmaking and redefine exactly what a map can do. Some incorporate strategies from infographics, such as one that uses abstract depictions of public transportation lines to display riders travel patterns, while others use traditional strategies to explore contemporary subjects such as maps of countries in video games, gentrification in Brooklyn, or the geology of Great Britain. With hundreds of innovative maps from cartographers around the world, in which innovation, observation, and artistic vision are linked as one.