How maps restrict and control

NO DIG, NO FLY, NO GO HOW MAPS RESTRICT AND CON T ROL Mark Monmonier the univ ersit y of chic ag o pr e ss Chicago and London mar k monmonier is distinguished professor of geography at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs The University of Chicago Press, Chicago 60637 The University of Chicago Press, Ltd., London © 2010 by Mark Monmonier All rights reserved Published 2010 Printed in the United States of America 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 isbn-13: 978-0-226-53467-1 (cloth) isbn-10: 0-226-53467-7 (cloth) isbn-13: 978-0-226-53468-8 (paper) isbn-10: 0-226-53468-5 (paper) Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Monmonier, Mark S No dig, no fly, no go : how maps restrict and control / Mark Monmonier p cm Includes bibliographical references and index isbn-13: 978-0-226-53467-1 (cloth : alk paper) isbn-10: 0-226-53467-7 (cloth : alk paper) isbn-13: 978-0-226-53468-8 (pbk : alk paper) isbn-10: 0-226-53468-5 (pbk : alk paper) Cartography—Social aspects Maps—Social aspects Cartography—Economic aspects Maps—Economic aspects Cartography—Political aspects Maps— Political aspects I Title ga108.7.m664 2010 303.3—dc22 2009033338 o The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of the American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ansi z39.48-1992 i n m e mory of v ir g i n i a and jack eisenhar dt The General explained to them clearly and briefly the object of his visit among them, and, if they were willing to comply with his demands, the white and red man could once more be at peace The country below Pease creek was shown to them upon the map, the boundary defined, and if they were disposed to go there and be at peace, and not cross the line, they should remain unmolested for the time being “Affairs in Florida,” The New-Yorker, June 22, 1839 A redrawn zoning plan for Troy would allow residents to keep three dogs or cats, an increase from the current maximum of two, Davis said “We felt that in a lot of cases people might have three indoor cats We didn’t want to deem them to be criminals.” Zoning violations can cost a homeowner $100 a day until they are corrected Dayton (Ohio) Daily News, September 7, 1999 CONTENTS Preface and Acknowledgments xi             Introduction: Boundaries Matter Keep Off ! Keep Out! 30 Absentee Landlords 51 Dividing the Sea 70 Divide and Govern 86 Contorted Boundaries, Wasted Votes 104 Redlining and Greenlining 117 Growth Management 130 Vice Squad 146 No Dig, No Fly, No Go 160 Electronic Boundaries 180 Notes 189 Selected Readings for Further Exploration Sources of Illustrations 223 Index 229 217 ... Whorehouse Meadow: How Maps Name, Claim, and Inflame (2006) delves into the arcane world of standardized place and feature names, while Coast Lines: How Mapmakers Frame the World and Chart Environmental... boundary descriptions and lost landmarks; the need for property maps to show rights-ofway, easements, and encroachments; and the technical complexities of riverine boundaries Metes and Bounds Because... Landing adjoining land of Clifford Hopson and running thence S 88¾° E, 20.40 chains along land of said Clifford Hopson to land of David Raup as the fence now stands, thence along said Raup’s land