| Description |
312 pages : illustrations (part color) charts (part folded, color) maps (part folded, part color) ; 28 cm |
| Contents |
The early map -- Maps of primitive peoples -- Cartography in the ancient world -- The Christian Middle Ages -- Islamic cartography -- Mediaeval sea-charts -- World maps of the later Middle Ages -- Ptolemy and the Renaissance -- The first printed maps -- The end of the Middle Ages -- The cartography of the Great Discoveries -- Nautical cartography in the 16th century -- Map workshops and the world map of the 16th century -- The mapping of European countries -- The century of atlases -- The mapping of America -- The cartography of Asian peoples -- Craftmanship and design in early cartography |
| Analysis |
Cartography - History |
| Notes |
Includes index |
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Revised and enlarged translation of: Geschichte der Kartographie |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 283-300 |
| Notes |
Translation of: Geschichte der Kartographie |
| Subject |
Cartography -- History.
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Charts, diagrams, etc. -- History.
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Map drawing -- History.
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Maps.
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Pictorial maps.
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| Author |
Bagrow, Leo.
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Skelton, R. A. (Raleigh Ashlin), 1906-1970.
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| LC no. |
64056112 |
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