Ancient Perspectives - Maps and Their Place in Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, and Rome

In each society, maps served as critical economic, political, and personal tools, but there was little consistency in how and why they were made. This title presents an overview of cartography and its uses.

Info autore

Richard J. A. Talbert is the William Rand Kenan, Jr., Professor of History and Classics and the founder of the Ancient World Mapping Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is the author or editor of numerous books, including the Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World and Rome's World: The Peutinger Map Reconsidered.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Richard J A Talbert, Richard J. A. Talbert, Richard J. A. (EDT) Talbert, TALBERT RICHARD J A
• Con la collaborazione di: Richard J. A. Talbert (Editore)
• Editore: University Of Chicago Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 27.11.2012
• EAN: 9780226789378
• ISBN: 978-0-226-78937-8
• Pagine: 272
• Serie: Kenneth Nebenzahl, Jr., Lectur; The Kenneth Nebenzahl Jr. Lectures in the History of Cartography
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Geoscienze > Geografia; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Antichità; HISTORY / Ancient / General, HISTORY / Historical Geography, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Cartography, Ancient World, Cartography, map-making & projections, Ancient History, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Cartography, map-making and projections, Historical maps and atlases, Historical maps & atlases