• PART ONE: THE MAP AS VISUAL INFORMATION
• Using Maps
• An Outline of the Visual System
• Visual Perception and Map Interpretation
• PART TWO: THE MAP AS A SYMBOLIC REPRESENTATION
• Signs and Symbols
• Representation in Two Dimensions
• The Map as a Correct Description
• PART THREE: THE MAP AS A COMMUNICATION
• Theories and Models of Cartographic Communication
• Communication, Map Use and Cartographic Objectives
• Map-using Operations
• The Map as Rhetoric
• Rhetoric and Communication
• The Map as a Text
• Cartographic Theory and Cartographic Practice
• PART FOUR: THE MAP AS AN ARTISTIC WORK
• Artistic Works and Works of Art
• Cartography as a Graphic Art
• Generalisation and Composition
• Style, Fashion and Taste
• PART FIVE: THE MAP AS A PRODUCT OF SKILL
• Digital Maps and Geographic Information Systems
• Artificial Intelligence and Cartographic Tasks
• Expert Systems and Map Production