Great maps

by Brotton, Jerry

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Traces human development and culture through cartography, from early rock carvings to the latest geospatial technology.

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Title Statements

Full title :Great maps / Jerry Brotton.

Summary

Traces human development and culture through cartography, from early rock carvings to the latest geospatial technology.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2014.
Edition:First American edition

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):DK Publishing
Place of Publication:New York, New York
Language:eng
Publication Date:2014.

Notes

Includes index.

The Physical Object

Description:256 pages : : illustrations, maps (some color), portraits ; : 31 cm.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781465424631, 1465424636
oclc:ocn870920050
LC Classification:GA201
Dewey Decimal:912.09

Classical maps 1500 BCE-1300 CE -- Discovery and travel 1300-1570 -- New directions and beliefs 1570-1750 -- Thematic maps 1750-1900 -- Modern mapping 1900 to present.

Subjects

74.31 history of cartography Cartes géographiques Cartographie Cartographie -- Histoire Cartography Cartography -- History Historische Karte History Kartografie Kartor -- historia Maps Maps as Topic