Re-mapping Cartography

Maps are concerned by topology and topography, as regards their representations and their ability to produce their own space. In this respect, we witness dissonance however, as the spaces of humanity are primarily reticular and topological, whereas those of mainstream maps are above all territorial and topographical. Why ? This article shows the importance of networks and especially of rhizomes in spatial representation. Then, in view of what appears to be a long denial of European cartography, it presents alternative genealogies : this history was not the only possible one. Finally, through the cartogram and “post-projection”, it explores options of cartographic semiology that can facilitate the use of available languages and the creation of spaces more in tune with contemporary spatialities.