The Cartography and the Spatial Representations: Search by Perfect Map

Abstract

The activities of the professionals working on cartographic products have been highlighted espe- cially in recent years. The history, the concepts and categories of cartography cannot be neglected in using this type of tool since the use of elements that make a cartographic product, as an example: map, chart, plan, globe, and a scale model should be used since the unawareness of techniques of cartography and the absence of the components of a map may hinder the understanding of what is intended to represent cartographically. This text is a contribution to the discussion of advances in cartography including errors and absence of maps, including a brief discussion of the characteris- tics of cartographic language nowadays and the search for perfection in cartography.