A history of the world in twelve maps
Record details
- ISBN: 0670023396 (hardback)
- ISBN: 9780670023394 (hardback)
- Physical Description: xix, 521 pages, 48 unnumbered pages of plates : $b illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; $c ; 24 cm
- Publisher: New York, N. Y. : Viking Adult, 2013.
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction -- Science: Ptolemy's 'Geography,' c. AD 150 -- Exchange: Al-Idrīsī, AD 1154 -- Faith: Hereford 'Mappamundi,' c. 1300 -- Empire: Kangnido World Map, 1402 -- Discovery: Martin Waldseemüller, World Map, 1507 -- Globalism: Diogo Ribeiro, World Map, 1529 -- Toleration: Gerard Mercator, World Map, 1569 -- Money: Joan Blaeu, 'Atlas maior,' 1662 -- Nation: The Cassini Family, Map of France, 1793 -- Geopolitics: Halford Mackinder, 'The Geographical Pivot of History', 1904 -- Equality: The Peters Projection, 1973 -- Information: Google Earth, 2012 -- Conclusion: The eye of history? |
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Subject: | Historical geography Maps |
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