Geography, Ancient -- Maps

Mr. Selden's map of China: decoding the secrets of a vanished cartographer

by Brook, Timothy

0 Type: Book

"Timothy Brook's award-winning Vermeer's Hat unfolded the early history of globalization, using Vermeer's paintings to show how objects like beaver hats and porcelain bowls began to circulate around the world. Now he plumbs the mystery of a single artifact that offers new insigh…

Mr. Selden's map of China: decoding the secrets of a vanished cartographer

by Brook, Timothy

0 Type: Book

"Timothy Brook's award-winning Vermeer's Hat unfolded the early history of globalization, using Vermeer's paintings to show how objects like beaver hats and porcelain bowls began to circulate around the world. Now he plumbs the mystery of a single artifact that offers new insigh…

Mr. Selden's map of China: decoding the secrets of a vanished cartographer

by Brook, Timothy, Ebooks Corporation

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"Timothy Brook's award-winning Vermeer's Hat unfolded the early history of globalization, using Vermeer's paintings to show how objects like beaver hats and porcelain bowls began to circulate around the world. Now he plumbs the mystery of a single artifact that offers new insigh…

Mr Selden's map of China: the spice trade, a lost chart and the South China…

by Brook, Timothy

0 Type: Book

Timothy Brook's award-winning Vermeer's Hat unfolded the early history of globalization, using Vermeer's paintings to show how objects like beaver hats and porcelain bowls began to circulate around the world. Now he plumbs the mystery of a single artifact that offers new insight…

Mr Selden's map of China: the spice trade, a lost chart and the South China…

by Brook, Timothy

0 Type: Book

Timothy Brook's award-winning Vermeer's Hat unfolded the early history of globalization, using Vermeer's paintings to show how objects like beaver hats and porcelain bowls began to circulate around the world. Now he plumbs the mystery of a single artifact that offers new insight…

Mr. Selden's map of China: decoding the secrets of a vanished cartographer

by Brook, Timothy

0 Type: Book

"Timothy Brook's award-winning Vermeer's Hat unfolded the early history of globalization, using Vermeer's paintings to show how objects like beaver hats and porcelain bowls began to circulate around the world. Now he plumbs the mystery of a single artifact that offers new insigh…

Almost two thousand years ago, Claudius Ptolemy created a guide to drawing maps of the world, identifying the names and coordinates of over 8,000 settlements and geographical features. Using the coordinates of those cities and landmarks which have been identified with modern loc…