管是在餐巾纸上画素描还是在电脑上生成复杂的数据，地图始终是一个极好的当代视觉文化表达。他们的表达形式可以从简单到复杂和从低调到张扬。但是现在所有的地图想要开启的世界是为了让人更加容易的理解和接受。在我们现在无所不在的卫星导航系统时代，人们对周围环境的解释就显得越来越重。今天，制图师技能和地图插画家的独特视觉效果越来越受到专业设计师和热衷于地图设计的社区者们的重视。本书会给我们呈现出惊人的当代优秀的地图帮助我们找到自己的方向。本书在世界地图的形式上提供一个崭新的视角，这本书还有很多令人惊讶和鼓舞人心的鸟瞰视图，那些我们自以为知道和未知的地带，在这里有足够的空间让读者们去发现。让我们一起来开始这趟精彩有趣的旅程吧。

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