Cézanne the Cartographer
Specht, D. 2021. Cézanne the Cartographer. in: Cartographies of the Imagination London pp. 90-91
Specht, D. 2021. Cézanne the Cartographer. in: Cartographies of the Imagination London pp. 90-91
| Chapter title | Cézanne the Cartographer |
|---|---|
| Authors | Specht, D. |
| Abstract | To map is to take a measure of the world, to take the shifting complexity and liveliness of society and turn it into something fixed and dead. From the middle ages onwards the role of the cartographer increasingly became that of a mathematician, transforming datasets into 2D and 3D artefacts, producing ‘truth documents’ to aid in navigation, the fighting of wars and controlling property ownership. The world was condemned from then to misrepresentation, and cartography became embroiled in pernicious geopolitics, colonial ambition and imperial wars. The role of the cartographer became a normative one, to reduce errors and create every more effective maps through good design, this was done through careful scientific approach to representation of distance, direction, and symbols that reveal data. Aiming not only to depict the world graphically, but also to reveal hidden or imperceptible ideas about the world around us, the map became seen as a factual record of the world, a functional tool, and a statement of fact. |
| Keywords | Cartography |
| Cézanne | |
| Maps | |
| Book title | Cartographies of the Imagination |
| Page range | 90-91 |
| Year | 2021 |
| Publication dates | |
| Published | 01 Jul 2021 |
| Place of publication | London |
| ISBN | 9781527283862 |
| Web address (URL) | https://cartographiesoftheimagination.com/Book |