Depuis la publication en 1595 du premier `` atlas '' du cartographe flamand Gerhard Mercator, le terme est devenu un titre universellement adopté pour les livres contenant des cartes précises, uniformes et uniformément réparties de tout ou partie du monde. Ceci est un atlas avec une différence. Peu de cartes de ce livre pourraient raisonnablement être qualifiées de «précises» au sens moderne du terme et ne pourraient certainement pas être utilisées pour planifier un voyage. Pourtant, cet atlas peut nous aider à voyager d'une manière que les atlas ordinaires ne font pas, car en regardant d'anciennes cartes et en apprenant à connaître leurs histoires, nous pouvons être transportés dans le temps où ils ont été faits. Les illustrations généreuses et en couleur de chaque carte de ce livre grand format vont de l'Atlas de Klencke (1660) à la carte de Chine de Hokusai (1840-1841), d'une carte pirate du Guatemala de 1682 aux cartes postales cartographiques du XXe siècle contenant des cartes de l'Australie. Atlas est la vitrine imprimée définitive de la vaste collection de cartes de la British Library. Publié à l'origine sur reliure cartonnée, Atlas: Un monde de cartes de la British Library est maintenant disponible en livre de poche.
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Tom Harper est conservateur principal des cartes antiques à la British Library. Ses publications incluent le catalogue d'exposition de la British Library, Maps and the 20th Century: Drawing the Line, et A History of the Twentieth Century in 100 Maps, qu'il a co-écrit en 2014.
From the publication in 1595 of the first atlas by Flemish cartographer Gerhard Mercator, the term has become a universally adopted title for books containing accurate, uniform, and evenly spread maps of all or some of the world.
This is an atlas with a difference. Few of the maps in this book could reasonably be called accurate in the modern sense and could almost certainly not be used to plan a journey.
Yet this atlas can help us to travel in a way that regular atlases do not, because by looking at old maps and getting to know their stories we can be transported back to the times in which they were made.
The generous, full-colour illustrations of each map in this book range from the Klencke Atlas to Hokusai's Map of China, from a 1682 pirate map of Guatemala to 20th-century cartographic postcards featuring maps of Australia. Atlas is the definitive printed showcase of the British Library's extensive and unparalleled map collection.
Les informations fournies dans la section « A propos du livre » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.
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Paperback. Etat : New. From the publication in 1595 of the first 'atlas' by the Flemish cartographer Gerhard Mercator, the term has become a universally adopted title for books containing accurate, uniform and evenly spread maps of all or some of the world. This is an atlas with a difference. Few of the maps in this book could reasonably be called 'accurate' in the modern sense and could almost certainly not be used to plan a journey. Yet this atlas can help us to travel in a way that regular atlases do not, because by looking at old maps and getting to know their stories we can be transported back to the times in which they were made.The generous, full-colour illustrations of each map in this large-format book range from the Klencke Atlas (1660) to Hokusai's map of China (1840-41), from a 1682 pirate map of Guatemala to twentieth-century cartographic postcards featuring maps of Australia. Atlas is the definitive printed showcase of the British Library's extensive and unparalleled map collection.Originally published in hardback, Atlas: A World of Maps from the British Library is now available in paperback. N° de réf. du vendeur LU-9780712353328
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Paperback. Etat : New. From the publication in 1595 of the first 'atlas' by the Flemish cartographer Gerhard Mercator, the term has become a universally adopted title for books containing accurate, uniform and evenly spread maps of all or some of the world. This is an atlas with a difference. Few of the maps in this book could reasonably be called 'accurate' in the modern sense and could almost certainly not be used to plan a journey. Yet this atlas can help us to travel in a way that regular atlases do not, because by looking at old maps and getting to know their stories we can be transported back to the times in which they were made.The generous, full-colour illustrations of each map in this large-format book range from the Klencke Atlas (1660) to Hokusai's map of China (1840-41), from a 1682 pirate map of Guatemala to twentieth-century cartographic postcards featuring maps of Australia. Atlas is the definitive printed showcase of the British Library's extensive and unparalleled map collection.Originally published in hardback, Atlas: A World of Maps from the British Library is now available in paperback. N° de réf. du vendeur LU-9780712353328
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Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. The British Library's map collection is the national cartographic collection of Britain and numbers around four million maps dating from 15 CE to 2017 CE. These include road maps drawn for 13th century pilgrims and sea charts for 17th-century pirates. They include the first printed map to show the Americas and the last to show English-controlled Calais. They include the world's biggest and smallest atlases. They include maps for kings and queens, popes, ministers, schoolchildren, soldiers, tourists. There are maps which changed the world. As well as comprehensively showcasing the varied and surprising treasures of the British Library's "banquet of maps" for the first time, this book will examine the evolution of humanity's perceptions of the world through maps. By looking at how this map collection was assembled principally over two and a half centuries but in reality over a millennium, the book comprises a cartographic history of the world, as well as a vivid celebration of the world's best map collection's best maps. Atlas is the definitive printed showcase of the British Library's extensive and unparalleled map collection. It comprises a cartographic history of the world, as well as a vivid celebration of the world's best map collection's best maps. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9780712353328
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