地图科学与美学的融合——关于地图的美学思考

COMBINING OF THE CARTOLOGY AND THE AESTHETICS--THOUGHT ON THE AESTHETICS OF MAPS

地图的美学研究是一个新的课题。作者认为对地图的美学研究不仅仅是为了挖掘地图的美的因素，而且也关系到地图的创作思想和方法论的问题，本文就地图创作中艺术思维的作用、地图科学创造与美的创造的联系等问题进行了讨论，并对地图美学研究的内容和制图工作者的艺术教育提出了看法。

: It is a new research subject on the aesthetics of maps. The author considers that this research is not only used to explore the aesthetical factors of maps but also related to the theories and the methods of map making; In this paper the functions of the artistic thought and the relation between the scientific creation and the aesthetic creation in map making are discussed. It puts forward some opinions on the contents of aesthe tic research of maps and the cartographers's artistic training.