The Last Of Atlases - Exploring Most Important Atlases in History Cartographers Who Made

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Inhaltsverzeichnis

INTRODUCTION 

1. THE PREHISTORY OF THE ATLAS
(to c. 1200) 

2. THE WORLD EXPANDS: THE EARLIEST ATLASES
(c. 1200–1492) 

3. NEW HORIZONS
(1500–1550) 

4. THE GOLDEN AGE OF THE ATLAS
(1550–1600) 

5. THE ATLAS DIVERSIFIES
(1600–1700) 

6. MAPPING THE NATION
(1700–1800) 

7. THE HEYDAY OF IMPERIAL MAPPING
(1800–1900) 

8. THE ATLAS AND WAR
(1900–1950) 

9. AN ATLAS OF SOCIETY
(1950–2000) 

10. AN ATLAS BY ANY OTHER NAME
(2000–) 

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Philip Parker is a writer, consultant and publisher specializing in ancient and medieval political and military systems. He studied history at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, and is the author of A History of Britain in Maps (2016), the DK Eyewitness Companion Guide to World History (2010) and many more.

Zusammenfassung

A lavishly illustrated look at the most important atlases in history and the cartographers who made them.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Philip Parker
• Verlag: Frances Lincoln
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 20.09.2022
• EAN: 9780711268050
• ISBN: 978-0-7112-6805-0
• Seiten: 272
• Gewicht: 801 g
• Serie: Liber Historica
• Themen: Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft; HISTORY / Historical Geography, TRAVEL / Maps & Road Atlases, World atlases / world maps, Historical maps and atlases, Historical maps & atlases, REFERENCE / Atlases, Gazetteers & Maps, Antiques & collectables: pictures, prints & maps, World / regional atlases or maps