mapmaking patterns

(Erwin Raisz 1962)

“How to find us” by Erwin Raisz (1962) from Principles of Cartography. In the figure title, Raisz writes “This kind of informal map makes an interesting task for a student in cartography.”

Discuss how these patterns are illustrated by Raisz’s map.

MAPS ARE FOR PEOPLE

DONE NOT DUE

OBJECT IN THE WORLD

SCALES OF THOUGHT

SIMPLIFY THE WORLD

RIDGE VERSUS RANGE

MAP WINDOW

WHAT’S THE POINT?

LITERATE LEGACY

DEVIL IN THE DISTANCE

SEPARABLE PART

VISUAL HIERARCHY

SIMPLE PALETTE

WEIGHING GREATNESS

SYMBOL RESEMBLES REFERENT

LINES OF LANDSCAPE

LAYERING LAYERS

TOPOS TRUMPS LOCATION

PICTORIAL REFERENTS

ON THE ROAD

WHERE ROADS MEET

TAPERED STREAMS

TYPE TAXONOMY

GOING TO

SHOW BUILDING FACES

PUT LABELS ON MAP