In addition to the recommended textbook, the following titles are also found helpful for students to understand the subject contents. Although you are not expected to read every book listed below, it is highly recommended that the book marked with an asterisk (*) should be thoroughly examined.
Anson, R.W. (ed.), 1988. Basic Cartography for Students and Technicians, Vol. 2. London: Elsevier Applied Science.
*Campbell, J., 1991. Introductory Cartography, 2nd Edition. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall.
Cuff, D.J. and Mattson, M.T., 1982. Thematic Maps: Their Design and Production. New York: Methuen.
Dent, B.B., 1990. Cartography: Thematic Map Design, 2nd Edition. Wm C. Brown Publishers.
Dorling, D. and Fairbairn, D., 1997. Mapping: Ways of Representing the World. Harlow, Essex, England: Addison Wesley Longman.
Imhof, E., 1982. Cartographic Relief Presentation. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter & Co.
Keates, J.S., 1989. Cartographic Design and Production, 2nd Edition. Harlow, Essex, England: Longman Scientific & Technical.
*Keates, J.S., 1996. Understanding Maps, 2nd Edition. Harlow, Essex, England: Addison Wesley Longman.
*Kraak, M.J. and Ormeling, F.J., 1996. Cartography: Visualization of Spatial Data. Harlow, Essex, England: Addison Wesley Longman.
Monmonier, M., 1996. How to Lie with Maps, 2nd Edition. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press.
Muehreke, P.C., 1986. Map use: Reading, Analysis, and Interpretation, 2nd Edition. Madsion, Wisconsin: JP Publications.