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Short, John R.

 
9781552978115: The World Through Maps: A History of Cartography

Synopsis

The story of maps through time and
aeross the world, from the rock maps of
Africa to satellite imaging
A fascinating introduetion to the beliefs
and attitudes of different cultures, to the
history of scicntific development-and of
conquest and colonization
Who made these maps and why?
This book providcs an essential primer for
the potentially misleading language
of cartography
A painstaking seleetion for reproduetion of the most important, rcpresentative and sometimcs breathtakingly beautiful maps

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Présentation de l'éditeur

The story of maps through time and
aeross the world, from the rock maps of
Africa to satellite imaging
A fascinating introduetion to the beliefs
and attitudes of different cultures, to the
history of scicntific development-and of
conquest and colonization
Who made these maps and why?
This book providcs an essential primer for
the potentially misleading language
of cartography
A painstaking seleetion for reproduetion of the most important, rcpresentative and sometimcs breathtakingly beautiful maps

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