Verkäufer MW Books, New York, NY, USA
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Beschreibung
Near fine copy in the original illustrated, paper-covered boards. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dulled and dust-toned as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description: 256 pages: illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps, portraits; 31 cm. Contents: Introduction -- Classical Maps: 1500BCE-1300CE -- Discovery and Travel: 1300-1570 -- New Directions and Beliefs: 1570-1750 -- Thematic Maps: 1750-1900 -- Modern Mapping: 1900-Present. Summary: Why do we put north at the top of maps? Which maps show us the way to Heaven, and which show the "land of no sunshine" or the land of "people with no bowels"? This book looks at the history of maps, from ancient maps such as medieval mappae mundi to Google Earth. Subjects: Cartography History Historical geography; Maps. Maps. Historical geography. Genre: History. Illustrated. 2 Kg. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 339289
Bibliografische Details
Titel: Great Maps / Jerry Brotton
Verlag: London, England: Dorling Kindersle
Erscheinungsdatum: 2015
Einband: Hardcover
Auflage: 1st Edition.
Anbieterinformationen
MW Books Limited. Registered at 70A Renmore Road, Galway, Ireland. Email;
mwbooksus@gmail.com. Tel; +353.91.768981. Authorized representative; Jim
Shaughnessy. US Returns to; 10685-B Hazelhurst Dr. # 31466, Houston, TX 77043. Company
registration; 382786. Vat; IE 6402786L.
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