The new edition of this best-selling textbook features new chapters on atlases and geovisualization, integrating the latest developments in cartography.  The book reflects on the increasing importance of cartography as the basis for geographical analysis.  Theory is brought to life through highly effective explanatory diagrams and a range of real world cases that are international in scope, and directly relevant to current studies.  The book has been thoroughly updated, and its clear, concise writing style is further enhanced through integration of the latest developments in cartography in chapters on atlases and geovisualization.

The text places particular emphasis on the role of maps in the geospatial data infrastructure, and its link to multimedia and the web.