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Great maps / Jerry Brotton ; Smithsonian Institution

By: Contributor(s): New York : DK Publishing, 2014Edition: First American editionDescription: 256 pages : color illustrations, maps (some color) ; 30 x 26 cmContent type:
  • cartographic image
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781465424631
Other title:
  • Great maps : the world's masterpieces explored and explained
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 912 .B874 2014
Contents:
Classical maps 1500 BCE-1300 CE -- Discovery and travel 1300-1570 -- New directions and beliefs 1570-1750 -- Thematic maps 1750-1900 -- Modern mapping 1900 to present.
Summary: Great Maps traces human development and culture through cartography, from the earliest rock carvings to the latest geospatial technology, and explores in stunning photographic detail how it has influences and reflected our world throughout history. This beautifully illustrated book explores more than 60 of the world's most influential maps to provide a unique insight into how cartographers have shaped and depicted their world. Showing how and why each one was made, This book offers in-depth analysis and uses close-up details to reveal hidden features." -- Book jacket
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Includes index.

Other title information from the cover.

Classical maps 1500 BCE-1300 CE --
Discovery and travel 1300-1570 --
New directions and beliefs 1570-1750 --
Thematic maps 1750-1900 --
Modern mapping 1900 to present.

Great Maps traces human development and culture through cartography, from the earliest rock carvings to the latest geospatial technology, and explores in stunning photographic detail how it has influences and reflected our world throughout history. This beautifully illustrated book explores more than 60 of the world's most influential maps to provide a unique insight into how cartographers have shaped and depicted their world. Showing how and why each one was made, This book offers in-depth analysis and uses close-up details to reveal hidden features." -- Book jacket

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