“Maps enable man to rise, so to speak, above his immediate range of vision, and contemplate the salient features of larger areas.”

— Arthur H. Robinson

Source: Elements of Cartography (1953), p. 1; A cited in: Les Roberts (2012) Mapping Cultures. p. 142

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American geographer 1915–2004

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