Great maps / Jerry Brotton.
2014
GA201 .B746 2014 (Mapit)
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Title
Great maps / Jerry Brotton.
Author
Brotton, Jerry, author.
Edition
First American edition.
ISBN
9781465424631
1465424636
1465424636
Published
New York, New York : DK Publishing, 2014.
Language
English
Description
256 pages : illustrations, maps (some color) ; 31 cm.
Call Number
GA201 .B746 2014
Dewey Decimal Classification
912.09
Summary
Traces human development and culture through cartography, from early rock carvings to the latest geospatial technology.
Note
Includes index.
Added Corporate Author
Smithsonian Institution.
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Table of Contents
Classical maps 1500 BCE-1300 CE
Discovery and travel 1300-1570
New directions and beliefs 1570-1750
Thematic maps 1750-1900
Modern mapping 1900 to present.
Discovery and travel 1300-1570
New directions and beliefs 1570-1750
Thematic maps 1750-1900
Modern mapping 1900 to present.