Shape of the World, The

Berthon S. and Robinson A.

ISBN 10: 0540012297 / ISBN 13: 9780540012299

Edité par George Philip, London, 1991

A propos de cet article

192pp; black cloth with silver; dustwrapper; a very clean copy; It is a history of mapmaking and scientific invention drawn from many ages and countries, from the first crude maps to the pictures of Apollo 8 in 1968;

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Shape of the World, The
• Éditeur: George Philip, London
• Date de parution: 1991
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0540012297
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780540012299
• Reliure: Hardback
• État de l'article: Very Good
• État de la jaquette: Very Good
• Catalogues du vendeur:
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Synopsis

Accompanying the Granada TV series of the same name, this is an illustrated history of discovery and explorers (Polo, Columbus, Cook and others) and the development of mapmaking - from the speculations of the ancient Greeks, through the Portuguese masters, to modern remote sensing.