Visual features of cartographic representation in map perception

The author describes the properties and mechanisms of visual perception in the context of their significance to the principles of symbol design as used in cartography. Map perception relies on the process of visual perce...

The map of the Polesie marshes from 1650 by Daniel Zwicker – two known copies, and two unknown copies discovered in Polish public collections

The map of the Polesie marshes from 1650 elaborated by the outstanding Socinian and physician from Gdańsk, Daniel Zwicker (1612–1678), is one of the rarest and most precious maps in the history of Polish cartog...

From cartography of the Universe to molecular cartography – the use of map projections

Map projections are very important in the compilation of various types of maps and spatial databases. Geographical information systems provide their users with the significant opportunities in the choice of map projectio...

The cartographic materials auxiliary in the determination of the borders of Poland during the Paris Peace Conference (1919-1920) in the light of archival records

The work indicated in Polish literature as the cartographic basis for the negotiations of Polish issues at the Paris Peace Conference (1919–1920) is Eugeniusz Romer’s Geograficzno-statystyczny atlas Polski (Geographical...

Mapa bagien Polesia Daniela Zwickera z 1650 roku – dwa znane i dwa nieznane egzemplarze odkryte w zbiorach polskich