Mapping the World

Klappentext Takes you on a journey through the history of cartography and is essentially a history of the world and how its territories were discovered. This book looks at how the science of cartography developed! how maps are used not just for getting from A to B! and why cartography is so important to our history of the world and the world we live in. Zusammenfassung Takes you on a journey through the history of cartography and is essentially a history of the world and how its territories were discovered. This book looks at how the science of cartography developed! how maps are used not just for getting from A to B! and why cartography is so important to our history of the world and the world we live in. Introduction; Mapping in the Ancient and Medieval World; Cartography in the Age of Discovery; The World Expands-Filling the Gaps (1600-1800); Maps in the Age of Empires and Nationalism (1800-1914); Mapping the Modern World (1914-2011).

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Beau Riffenburgh, Royal Geographical Society (Great Britai
• Verlag: Andre Deutsch
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 06.11.2014
• EAN: 9780233004396
• ISBN: 978-0-233-00439-6
• Abmessung: 255 mm x 294 mm x 17 mm
• Themen: Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik > Geowissenschaften > Geografie; Sachbuch