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Available documents:

  • D01-01: Ormeling, F.J. (2012). ICA Toponymy Webcourse. Working paper E/CONF.101/33, Tenth
    United Nations Conference on the Standardization of Geographical Names, New York, 31 July to 9 August 2012.

  • D01-02: Ormeling, F.J. (2003). Introduction, What is at issue? Pp 11-17 in F.Ormeling e.a. Training Course on Toponymy Enschede, Frankfurt am Main, Berlin 2002. Mitteilungen des BKG Band 28, Frankfurt am Main 2003.


Literature:

  • Kraak et al., (2010). Cartography, Visualisation of spatial data (3rd edition, Pearson, or Guilford Press 2011) has 3 pages on toponymy.

  • Kadmon, N. (2000). Toponymy: The Lore, Laws of Language of Geographical Names. New York: Vantage Press.

  • United Nations - Vol. II - Proceedings and Technical Papers of the 3rd UN Regional Cartographic Conference for Asia and the Far East. Bangkok (1961), United Nations Publication, Vol. II, 64.I.17. (1965), E/CONF.36/3., pp 312-314 (URL / pdf).

 

Online resources:


The United Nations sell the following publications which also can be downloaded from the UNGEGN website:

  • Glossary of Terms for the Standardization of Geographical Names (New York 2002) / pdf
  • Manual for the national standardization of geographical names (UN - Ecosoc, New York, 2006   ST/ESA/STAT/SERM/88 Sales No. E.06.XVII.7 ISBN 92-1-161490-2, available in the 6 UN languages) / pdf
  • Technical reference manual for the standardization of geographical names (New York, 2007) / pdf
  • Resolutions adopted at the ten UN Conferences on the standardization of geographical names (English (pdf) / French (pdf)
 
 
 
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