Maps That Made History - The Influential, the Eccentric and the Sublime
Year: 2004 Language: english Author: Smart L. Genre: History Publisher: Dundurn ISBN: 1903365643 Format: PDF Quality: Scanned pages Pages count: 193 Description: Few people can resist the appeal of old maps and plans. Even in these days of disposable mapping - from satellite navigation to customized road directions at the click of a mouse - the historical map continues to present a unique perspective on our changing world.Here we explore 25 glorious examples. The emphasis is on the story behind the map: what it reveals about its creator and users, from the first explorers to the railway builders. This thought-provoking collection features maps that chart societies as well as land, sea, and skies; maps that have influenced and inspired; and perhaps most revealing of all, maps that misrepresent. Each map in this book's generously illustrated, jewel-toned pages calls forth intriguing stories from the well-stocked mind of British educator Lez Smart.
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Maps That Made History - The Influential, the Eccentric and the Sublime
Language: english
Author: Smart L.
Genre: History
Publisher: Dundurn
ISBN: 1903365643
Format: PDF
Quality: Scanned pages
Pages count: 193
Description: Few people can resist the appeal of old maps and plans. Even in these days of disposable mapping - from satellite navigation to customized road directions at the click of a mouse - the historical map continues to present a unique perspective on our changing world.Here we explore 25 glorious examples. The emphasis is on the story behind the map: what it reveals about its creator and users, from the first explorers to the railway builders. This thought-provoking collection features maps that chart societies as well as land, sea, and skies; maps that have influenced and inspired; and perhaps most revealing of all, maps that misrepresent.
Each map in this book's generously illustrated, jewel-toned pages calls forth intriguing stories from the well-stocked mind of British educator Lez Smart.
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