Introduction
Hodgin’s custom algorithm simulates river meandering, with roads and settlements along the banks. Map symbols, line work and colour form its visual language; the program supports restarting and print-resolution output.
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Constructing cartographic landscapes through simulation
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Constructing cartographic landscapes through simulation
Hodgin’s custom algorithm simulates river meandering, with roads and settlements along the banks. Map symbols, line work and colour form its visual language; the program supports restarting and print-resolution output.
Section sources: Ancient Courses of Fictional Rivers by Robert Hodgin
Viewing the work and its documentation
Trace the branching and bending channels, then consider how surface traces and map-like marks suggest geological duration. The rivers are explicitly fictional; their cartographic appearance is not evidence of an actual historical river course.
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Art-historical significance and comparison
Editorial interpretation: A simulated history is condensed into a map. The image is the result of an evolving process rather than a neutral geographic record.
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A simulated history is condensed into a map. The image is the result of an evolving process rather than a neutral geographic record.
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