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Monmonier quoted in Guardian article on the tradition of cartography
"To present a useful and truthful picture, an accurate map must tell white lies," says Mark Monmonier, Distinguished Professor of Geography.
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Monmonier weighs in on Trump's NOAA map manipulation in CityLab
"It’s probably indicative of the special respect for maps, that he [President Trump] thought that his alteration of this map would take precedence over the facts that were already printed on it," says Distinguished Professor of Geography Mark Monmonier. "We need to be ever more vigilant of the way in which maps might be altered, disrespected, or suppressed."
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Monmonier quoted in National Parks article on renaming landmarks
"With a name that has been around for quite some time, the likelihood of getting it changed is not that great," says Mark Monmonier, Distinguished Professor of Geography.
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Patents and Cartographic Inventions: A New Perspective for Map History
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No Dig, No Fly, No Go: How Maps Restrict and Control
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Coast Lines: How Mapmakers Frame the World and Chart Environmental Change
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From Squaw Tit to Whorehouse Meadow: How Maps Name, Claim and Inflame
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Rhumb Lines and Map Wars: A Social History of the Mercator Projection
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