Maps are seen by their readers as neutral carriers of information, and
thus have the power to persuade without appearing to do so "because the
myths they contain are naturalized within the system of 'facts'."
-- William Owen
(quoting Denis Wood, The Power of Maps. Guilford Press, 1992.)
"Beyond the Horizon" in Mapping:
An illustrated guide to graphic navigational systems compiled and
edited by Roger Fawcett-Tang, with essays by William Owen.
RotoVision: 2002.