Philip Parker: To the Ends of the Earth

Cover: 9780711282643 | To the Ends of the Earth | How the greatest maps were made | Parker

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Beschreibung

The Making of Maps offers a unique insight into the evolution of map-making and the science behind it, from the stone age to the digital age. Unique approach to the genre of historic maps, linking the map-making tools to the maps themselves.

Über den Autor

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.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

INTRODUCTION
1. IN THE BEGINNING
The First Maps
2. SURVEYS AND SKETCHES
Gathering the Information
3. WHYS AND WHEREFORES
The Purpose of Maps
4. OLD TIMERS
The First Map-makers
5. IN THE ROUND
Globes and Spheres
6. SURFACE MATTERS
Materials for Drawing Maps
7. A MAP OF MANY PARTS
The Components of a Map
8. GOING NOWHERE
Places Which Weren’t There
9. THE DRAWING ROOM
Key Cartographers from the Golden Age to the Modern Age
10. MIGHTY MAPS
Mapping Superlatives
11. A MAP IN HAND
The Purposes to Which Maps Have Been Put
CONCLUSION
FURTHER RESOURCES
INDEX
CREDITS
ABOUT THE AUTHOR & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2023
Genre:	Importe
Produktart:	Karten & Stadtpläne
Region:	Welt gesamt
Rubrik:	Reisen
Medium:	Buch
Inhalt:	Gebunden
ISBN-13:	9780711282643
ISBN-10:	0711282641
Sprache:	Englisch
Herstellernummer:	421980
Einband:	Gebunden
Autor:	Parker, Philip
Hersteller:	Quarto Ivy Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Abbildungen:	300 colour photos
Maße:	263 x 208 x 27 mm
Von/Mit:	Philip Parker
Erscheinungsdatum:	19.09.2023
Gewicht:	1,172 kg