The Power of Geographical Visualizations

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  • Martin Dodge
  • Mary McDerby
  • Martin Turner
چکیده

Now when I was a little chap I had a passion for maps. I would look for hours at South America, or Africa, or Australia, and lose myself in all the glories of exploration. At that time there were many blank spaces on the earth and when I found one that looked particularly inviting on a map (but they all look that) I would put my finger on it and say, ‘When I grow up I will go there’. (Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness, 1902)

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تاریخ انتشار 2008