How To Lie With Maps

Effectively used shading to strengthen its assertions. How to lie with maps, third edition. Uses of maps for political propaganda are not new:

An instant classic when first published in 1991, how to lie with maps revealed how the choices mapmakers make—consciously or unconsciously—mean that every map inevitably presents only one of many possible stories about the places it depicts. Originally published to wide acclaim, this lively, cleverly illustrated essay on the use and abuse of maps teaches us how to evaluate maps critically and promotes a healthy. Map users must be aware that cartographic license is enormously broad.

Monmonier shows that, despite their immense value, maps lie.

However, the lies that maps tell can range from these forgivable and necessary white lies to more serious lies, which often go undetected, and belie the agenda of the mapmakers. Uses of maps for political propaganda are not new: How to lie with maps, third edition. In showing how to lie with maps, i want to make readers aware that maps, like speeches and paintings, are authored collections