Map: Exploring The World
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Item#: | 9781838660642 |
Author | Hessler, John |
Cover | Hardback |
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A compelling exploration of the ways that humans have mapped the world throughout history - now in a compact new edition
Map: Exploring the Worldbrings together more than 250 fascinating examples of maps from the birth of cartography to today's cutting-edge digital maps and reflects the many reasons people make maps - to find their way, to assert ownership, to encourage settlement, or to show political power. Carefully chosen by an international panel of experts and arranged to highlight thought-provoking contrasts and similarities, it features maps by the greatest names in cartography and lesser-known creators, as well as rare maps from indigenous cultures around the world.