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Maps and Civilization: Cartography in Culture and Society

Categorie	Algemeen Geschiedenis
Boeknummer	#344580-XI9
Titel	Maps and Civilization: Cartography in Culture and Society
Auteur	Thrower, Norman J.W.
Boektype	Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij	Chicago/London : University of Chicago Press
Jaar van uitgave	1996
ISBN10	0226799727
ISBN13	9780226799728
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Original green cloth, gilt lettered spine, dust jacket, maps and illustrations in b/w, 8vo.
Samenvatting	This work, first published as "Maps and Man", provides a concise introduction to the history of cartography. In this edition, the author has expanded his survey to include recent revolutions in cartography and new research on indigenous and early Western maps carried out since the publication of the first edition. The book presents maps rare in reproduction that reflect the cultural and scientific evolution of societies from ancient Egypt and early China to contemporary Western civilization. From the oldest known map to current CD-ROM maps for automobiles and new forms of cartography created in the computer-based field of Geographical Information Systems (GIS), the author shows how maps have changed in response to new demands to describe where we live, mark territory, plan commun... (Lees verder)ities, plot military strategy, navigate oceans, track weather, measure traffic flow or chart the heavens.
Pagina's	326
Conditie	Goed — Edges dust jacket worn.
Prijs	€ 12,50

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