Map : exploring the world
(Book - Regular Print)
Contributors
Clarke, Victoria, active 1992, editor.
Pickles, Rosie, editor.
Cooke, Tim (Editor with Phaidon Press), editor.
Pickles, Rosie, editor.
Cooke, Tim (Editor with Phaidon Press), editor.
Published
London : Phaidon Press Limited, 2015.
Physical Desc
352 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 30 cm
Status
Prescott Public Library - NF - Nonfiction Books
912 CLA
1 available
912 CLA
1 available
Sedona Public Library - REF - Reference Collection
912 MAP
1 available
912 MAP
1 available
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Published
London : Phaidon Press Limited, 2015.
Format
Book - Regular Print
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
300 stunning maps from all periods and from all around the world, exploring and revealing what maps tell us about history and ourselves. Selected by an international panel of cartographers, academics, map dealers and collectors, the maps represent over 5,000 years of cartographic innovation drawing on a range of cultures and traditions. Comprehensive in scope, this book features all types of map from navigation and surveys to astronomical maps, satellite and digital maps, as well as works of art inspired by cartography. Unique curated sequence presents maps in thought-provoking juxtapositions for lively, stimulating reading. Features some of the most influential mapmakers and institutions in history, including Gerardus Mercator, Abraham Ortelius, Phyllis Pearson, Heinrich Berann, Bill Rankin, Ordnance Survey and Google Earth. Easy-to-use format, with large reproductions, authoritative texts and key caption information, it is the perfect introduction to the subject. Also features a comprehensive illustrated timeline of the history of cartography, biographies of leading cartographers and a glossary of cartographic terms.
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Sedona Public Library - REF - Reference Collection | 912 MAP | Find It Now |
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Clarke, V., Pickles, R., & Cooke, T. (. w. P. P. (2015). Map: exploring the world . Phaidon Press Limited.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Clarke, Victoria, active 1992, Rosie, Pickles and Tim (Editor with Phaidon Press), Cooke. 2015. Map: Exploring the World. Phaidon Press Limited.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Clarke, Victoria, active 1992, Rosie, Pickles and Tim (Editor with Phaidon Press), Cooke. Map: Exploring the World Phaidon Press Limited, 2015.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Clarke, Victoria, Rosie Pickles, and Tim (Editor with Phaidon Press) Cooke. Map: Exploring the World Phaidon Press Limited, 2015.
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