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Smithsonian: Great Maps

The World's Masterpieces Explored and Explained

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  • 256 stron
  • 9 godzin czytania

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The world's finest maps explored and explained. From Ptolemy's world map to the Hereford's Mappa Mundi, through Mercator's map of the world to the latest maps of the Moon and Google Earth, Great Maps provides a fascinating overview of cartography through the ages.Revealing the stories behind 55 historical maps by analyzing graphic close-ups, Great Maps also profiles key cartographers and explorers to look why each map was commissioned, who it was for and how they influenced navigation, propaganda, power, art, and politics.

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Smithsonian: Great Maps, Jerry Brotton

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Rok wydania
2014
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Tytuł
Smithsonian: Great Maps
Podtytuł
The World's Masterpieces Explored and Explained
Język
angielski
Rok wydania
2014
Oprawa
twarda
Liczba stron
256
ISBN10
1465424636
ISBN13
9781465424631
Seria
Ocena
4,05 z 5
Opis
The world's finest maps explored and explained. From Ptolemy's world map to the Hereford's Mappa Mundi, through Mercator's map of the world to the latest maps of the Moon and Google Earth, Great Maps provides a fascinating overview of cartography through the ages.Revealing the stories behind 55 historical maps by analyzing graphic close-ups, Great Maps also profiles key cartographers and explorers to look why each map was commissioned, who it was for and how they influenced navigation, propaganda, power, art, and politics.