To the Ends of the Earth
How the greatest maps were made
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.
240 Seiten
Gebunden
Quarto Publishing Group, 14.09.2023
Englisch
ISBN/EAN 9780711282643
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.
Offers a unique insight into the evolution of map-making and the science behind it, from the stone age to the digital age.