A history of the world in 12 Maps

cloth, dust jacket, 544 pages : maps, very good condition, the author examines a world maps from around the globe and through the centuries to trace the long road to our present geographical reality.He begins with Ptolemy's Geography and ends with the satellite-powered behemoth of Goggle Earth. a beautifully illustrated book.

From Publisher:

From the author of The Sultan and the Queen, a fascinating look at twelve maps from Ancient Greece to Google Earth and how they changed our world
In this masterful study, historian and cartography expert Jerry Brotton explores a dozen of history s most influential maps, from stone tablet to vibrant computer screen. Starting with Ptolemy, father of modern geography, and ending with satellite cartography, A History of the World in 12 Maps brings maps from classical Greece, Renaissance Europe, and the Islamic and Buddhist worlds to life and reveals their influence on how we literally look at our present world.
As Brotton shows, the long road to our present geographical reality was rife with controversy, manipulation, and special interests trumping science. Through the centuries maps have been wielded to promote any number of imperial, religious, and economic agendas, and have represented the idiosyncratic and uneasy fusion of science and subjectivity. Brotton also conjures the worlds that produced these notable works of cartography and tells the stories of those who created, used, and misused them for their own ends."

Product Info

ISBN: 0670023396

ISBN-13: 9780670023394

Publisher: Viking

Year: 2013

Type: Used

Binding: Hardcover

Seller Info

HarryEBagleyBooks

Address: P.O. Box 691 Fredericton, New Brunswick

Website: https://www.bagbooks.com

Country: Canada