Katherine Parker: Historical Sea Charts

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This book explores the history of charts and nautical maps from the earliest known examples to the twentieth century, with a special focus on the makers and methods of use from 1300 to 1900. There is a special focus on technical features, aesthetics, and historical context. The maps included are part of the digital collection of Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps Inc., one of the largest collections of digital map images in the world. For each example in the volume, the reader will find out how the maps and charts were designed and created, as well as how they were used on ship and shore.

Über den Autor

Katherine Parker, fellowship of the Royal Geographical Society, is the Research Officer at Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps Inc. She received her PhD in History from the University of Pittsburgh in 2016. She has published in an array of scholarly journals and edited collections. Barry Lawrence Ruderman is the owner of Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps Inc. ([...]). Founded in 1992, the firm is the largest online antique map dealer in the world, with over 10,000 maps, charts, city plans, and atlases. The site also features a research archive of over 60,000 online images and descriptions. Barry Ruderman is one of the founding friends of the David Rumsey Map Center at Stanford University and the sponsor of the Barry Lawrence Ruderman Conference on Cartography held there biennially. He is the author or co-author of a number of articles on antique maps and the antique map trade.

Erscheinungsjahr:	2023
Genre:	Kunst
Rubrik:	Kunst & Musik
Thema:	Architektur
Medium:	Buch
Inhalt:	Gebunden
ISBN-13:	9788854417168
ISBN-10:	8854417165
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Gebunden
Autor:	Parker, Katherine
Redaktion:	White, Star
Hersteller:	White Star
Maße:	313 x 272 x 28 mm
Von/Mit:	Katherine Parker
Erscheinungsdatum:	17.10.2023
Gewicht:	1,754 kg

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