The Shape of the World: Mapping and Discovery of the Earth

Simon Berthon, Andrew Robinson

ISBN 10: 0540012297 / ISBN 13: 9780540012299

Edité par George Phillip, 1991

A propos de cet article

Clean black boards, with gilt titles to spine, illustrated map endpapers, and an unclipped DW. A tight, bright and clean copy with no inscriptions and no foxing. Features dozens of excellent photographs and illustrations throughout. An excellent condition book. 192pp. (25x28.5cm). Please contact us for any more information.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: The Shape of the World: Mapping and Discovery of the Earth
• Éditeur: George Phillip
• Date de parution: 1991
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0540012297
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780540012299
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Édition: 1st Edition
• État de l'article: Fine
• Poids: 1,5 kilogramme
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • Geography
  • Maps

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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.