| Book Review | The Michigan Historical Review, 34.2

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David I. Macleod, ed. Mapping in Michigan & the Great Lakes Region. East Lansing: Michigan State University Press, 2007. Pp. 377. Bibliography. Illustrations. Index. Maps. Notes. Cloth, $69.95.

Cartography, the making and studying of maps, was once the realm of professionals and amateur enthusiasts. Recently, however, a wider segment of the population has taken an interest in the details of mapping and the purposes of maps. This may be attributed in part to a pair of well-received books on the subject by Andro Linklater, and the ubiquity of easily accessed electronic maps on websites such as Google Earth and MapQuest. Yet, as anyone who has attempted to use these high-tech resources knows, the clutter of advertisements on these sites diminishes their utilitarian value. The fact that the makers of maps often devised them with different purposes in mind than those of the users who employ them is not a recent discovery. It is the reality of mapmaking, and it is the lesson that is driven home in Mapping in Michigan.

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