The Men Who Mapped the World: The Treasures of Cartography
Author(s): Beau Riffenburgh
Maps have been crucial in the development of empires, have helped to win wars, and have encouraged man to venture further than his known boundaries. This title looks at how the science of cartography developed, how maps are used not just for getting from A to B, and why cartography is important to our history of the world and the world we live in.
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Philip Parker is a freelance writer and editor. He is the author of The Empire Stops Here: A Journey Along the Frontiers of the Roman Empire.
Introduction; Mapping in the Ancient and Medieval World; Cartography in the Age of Discovery; The World Expands-Filling the Gaps (1600-1800); Maps in the Age of Empires and Nationalism (1800-1914); Mapping the Modern World (1914-2011).
General Fields
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- : Carlton Books Ltd
- : Carlton Books Ltd
- : 01 October 2011
- : 283mm X 245mm
- : United Kingdom
- : 01 December 2011
- : books
Special Fields
- : Beau Riffenburgh
- : Hardback
- : 911
- : 96
- : approx. 150 color & b&w photographs an
