Maps that changed the world

Maps that changed the world

by Black, Jeremy Clark, John O. E.

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Maps That Changed the World features some of the world's most famous maps, stretching back to a time when cartography was in its infancy and the 'edge of the world' was a barrier to exploration. The book includes details of how the Lewis and Clark Expedition helped map the American West, and how the British mapped India and Australia. Included are the beautifully engraved Dutch maps of the 16th century; the sinister Utopian maps of the Nazis; the maps that presaged brilliant military campaigns;…

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Maps that changed the world / edited by O. E. Clark ; introduction by Professor Jeremy Black.

Summary

Maps That Changed the World features some of the world's most famous maps, stretching back to a time when cartography was in its infancy and the 'edge of the world' was a barrier to exploration. The book includes details of how the Lewis and Clark Expedition helped map the American West, and how the British mapped India and Australia. Included are the beautifully engraved Dutch maps of the 16th century; the sinister Utopian maps of the Nazis; the maps that presaged brilliant military campaigns; charted the geology of a nation; and the ones that divided a continent up between its European conquerors.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2015.

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Batsford
  • Place of Publication:London
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:2015.

Notes

"An earlier version of this book was published as Remarkable Maps by Conway Maritime Press in 2005"--Title page verso.

The Physical Object

  • Description:255 pages : : color illustrations, color maps ; : 25 cm

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9781849942973, 1849942978
  • oclc:ocn951612147
  • LC Classification:GA201

Subjects

Cartes anciennes Cartographers Cartographers -- History Cartographes -- Histoire Cartographie -- Histoire Cartography Cartography -- History Early maps History Surveying Surveying -- History

Writers

Black, Jeremy Clark, John O. E.

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