Great Maps

Why do we put north at the top of maps? Which maps show us the way to Heaven, and which show the "land of no sunshine" or the land of "people with no bowels"? This book looks at the history of maps, from ancient maps such as medieval mappae mundi to Google Earth.

About the author

Jerry Brotton

Summary

Why do we put north at the top of maps? Which maps show us the way to Heaven, and which show the "land of no sunshine" or the land of "people with no bowels"? This book looks at the history of maps, from ancient maps such as medieval mappae mundi to Google Earth.

Product details

• Authors: Jerry Brotton, Brotton Jerry
• Publisher: Dorling Kindersley
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.09.2014
• EAN: 9781409345718
• ISBN: 978-1-4093-4571-8
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 260 mm x 310 mm x 25 mm
• Series: DK History Changers
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; HISTORY / Historiography, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Cartography, Historiography, Cartography, map-making & projections, Cartography, map-making and projections, Historical Geography