THE SHAPE OF THE WORLD : The Mapping and Discovery of the Earth

Berthon, Simon; Robinson, Andrew

ISBN 10: 0540012297 / ISBN 13: 9780540012299

Verlag: George Philips, London, 1991

Beschreibung

This copy is in new, unmarked condition bound in cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine and IBM logo to the upper board. This copy is bright, tight, white and square. The unclipped dust wrapper is in new condition. This copy was specially printed for the IBM company and has four extra colour illustrated pages between the title page and contents page. The dustwrapper is also a variant on the publisher's first edition International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased postal rates will be quoted, where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. Accompanying the Granada TV series of the same name, this is an illustrated history of discovery and explorers (Polo, Columbus, Cook and others) and the development of mapmaking - from the speculations of the ancient Greeks, through the Portuguese masters, to modern remote sensing. Ref DFC 2.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 034551

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: THE SHAPE OF THE WORLD : The Mapping and Discovery of the Earth
• Verlag: George Philips, London
• Erscheinungsjahr: 1991
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 0540012297
• ISBN-13: 9780540012299
• Einband: Hardcover
• Auflage: 1st Edition
• Zustand: New
• Zustand des Schutzumschlags: New

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Inhaltsangabe

Accompanying the Granada TV series of the same name, this is an illustrated history of discovery and explorers (Polo, Columbus, Cook and others) and the development of mapmaking - from the speculations of the ancient Greeks, through the Portuguese masters, to modern remote sensing.