This book is an incredible journey for how maps have been conceptualized and developed throughout history, eventually getting to more abstract map types and applications of map-based visualization and analysis. Rowinska does a great job grounding why certain map types were created and how their acceptance can warp societal activities when their methodology is misunderstood. I did find the sections on applications of maps to be a bit extraneous, I would've preferred more time on different kinds of maps that weren't examined here. Still highly recommend