Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS viii
3. INTRODUCTION How to Fall in Love with Maps and Mathematics 1
4. 1 CURVED How to Describe the Earth 5
5. 2 FLAT How to Make a Map 32
6. 3 SCALED How to Measure a Line 64
7. 4 DISTANCED How to Navigate 90
8. 5CONNECTEDHow to Simplify a Map 114
9. 6 DIVIDED How to Shape Society 144
10. 7 FOUND How to Save a Life 173
11. 8 DEEP How to Map the Invisible 200
12. CONCLUSION How to Keep Up with Change 228
13. NOTES 233
14. FURTHER READING 273
15. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 279
16. ILLUSTRATION CREDITS 283
17. INDEX 285