Semiotics of cartographic discourse: Analysis of the 1613 map of Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Reading of a map is defined by two different ways of looking: firstly a synoptic gaze grasps the totality of a map, then it locates itself in some particular place and begins to travel – follows linear elements that invite and lead the eye. The reading direction is identified according to fragmenta...
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Language: | English |
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Vilnius University Press
2013-10-01
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Series: | Semiotika (Vilniaus universitetas) |
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Online Access: | https://www.journals.vu.lt/Semiotika/article/view/16760 |