The Men Who Mapped the World - The Treasures of Cartography

Klappentext Maps have been crucial in the development of empires, have helped to win wars, and have encouraged man to venture further than his known boundaries. This title looks at how the science of cartography developed, how maps are used not just for getting from A to B, and why cartography is important to our history of the world and the world we live in.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Beau Riffenburgh
• Verlag: Union Square
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erscheint: 01.11.2011, verspätet
• EAN: 9781847328779
• ISBN: 978-1-84732-877-9
• Seiten: 96
• Thema: Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik > Naturwissenschaften allgemein