| Description |
xiii, 326 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction: maps of preliterate peoples -- Maps of classical antiquity -- Early maps of east and south Asia -- Cartography in Europe and Islam in the Middle Ages -- The rediscovery of Ptolemy and cartography in Renaissance Europe -- Cartography in the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment -- Diversification and development in the nineteenth century -- Modern cartography: official and quasi-official maps -- Modern cartography: private and institutional maps |
| Notes |
Rev. ed. of: Maps & man, 1972 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-299) and index |
| Subject |
Cartography -- History.
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| Author |
Thrower, Norman J. W. (Norman Joseph William).
Maps & man
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| LC no. |
95024656 |
| ISBN |
0226799719 |
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0226799727 |
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9780226799711 |
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9780226799728 |
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