Author: Walter William RistowPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cartography
Languages : en
Pages : 18
Book Description
Recent Facsimile Maps and Atlases
Author: Walter William RistowPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cartography
Languages : en
Pages : 18
Book Description
Recent Facsimile Maps and Atlases
Author: Walter William Ristow (Kartenhistoriker)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Facsimiles of Maps and Atlases
Author: Facsimile-Atlas: to the Early History of Cartography with Reproductions of the Most Important Maps Printed in the XV and XVI Centuries
Author: Adolf Erik NordenskioldPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 141
Book Description
The History of Cartography, Volume 6
Author: Mark MonmonierPublisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022615212X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1941
Book Description
For more than thirty years, the History of Cartography Project has charted the course for scholarship on cartography, bringing together research from a variety of disciplines on the creation, dissemination, and use of maps. Volume 6, Cartography in the Twentieth Century, continues this tradition with a groundbreaking survey of the century just ended and a new full-color, encyclopedic format. The twentieth century is a pivotal period in map history. The transition from paper to digital formats led to previously unimaginable dynamic and interactive maps. Geographic information systems radically altered cartographic institutions and reduced the skill required to create maps. Satellite positioning and mobile communications revolutionized wayfinding. Mapping evolved as an important tool for coping with complexity, organizing knowledge, and influencing public opinion in all parts of the globe and at all levels of society. Volume 6 covers these changes comprehensively, while thoroughly demonstrating the far-reaching effects of maps on science, technology, and society—and vice versa. The lavishly produced volume includes more than five hundred articles accompanied by more than a thousand images. Hundreds of expert contributors provide both original research, often based on their own participation in the developments they describe, and interpretations of larger trends in cartography. Designed for use by both scholars and the general public, this definitive volume is a reference work of first resort for all who study and love maps.
Facsimile
Author: Adolf Erik NordenskiöldPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cartography
Languages : en
Pages : 141
Book Description
Facsimile-Atlas to the Early History of Cartography
Author: Adolf Erik von NordenskiöldPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cartography
Languages : en
Pages : 141
Book Description
The Cartographer
Author: The Atlas of Atlases
Author: Philip ParkerPublisher: Ivy Press
ISBN: 0711267499
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
This beatutiful book is a lavishly illustrated look at the most important atlases in history and the cartographers who made them. Atlases are books that changed the course of history. Pored over by rulers, explorers, and adventures these books were used to build empires, wage wars, encourage diplomacy, and nurture trade. Written by Philip Parker, an authority on the history of maps, this book brings these fascinating artefacts to life, offering a unique, lavishly illustrated guide to the history of these incredible books and the cartographers behind them. All key cartographic works from the last half-millennium are covered, including: The Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, considered the world’s first atlas and produced in 1570 by the Dutch, geographer Abraham Ortelius, The 17th-century Klencke — one of the world’s largest books that requires 6 people to carry it, The Rand McNally Atlas of 1881, still in print today and a book that turned its makers, William H Rand and Andrew McNally into cartographic royalty. This beautiful book will engross readers with its detailed, visually stunning illustrations and fascinating story of how map-making has developed throughout human history.
Author: Library of Congress