Maps; Annotated DK
Maps; Annotated DK
SKU: 9780241682845 • Barcode: 9780241682845

Maps; Annotated DK

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Book information

  • Format: Hardback
  • Main subject: Historical geography
  • Genre / subject: Historical maps and atlases
  • Author: DK
  • Audience: Adults

About the book

Maps; Annotated by DK is a historical atlas and cultural history book for adult readers.

A guided tour of the world ' s most important and beautiful maps. This glorious guided tour of cartographic history features more than 300 of the most famous and important maps of all time. Immerse yourself in ancient Chinese star charts, decipher medieval Mappae Mundi, and marvel at intricate surveys of the ocean floor and the lunar surface.

Discover how Polynesian navigators used sticks to chart their way across the Pacific, what a rhumb line is, and where dragons were once said to lurk. Organized chronologically, the book includes the most celebrated examples of maps spanning more than 5,000 years, explaining everything from scales and compasses to meteorological symbols, and exploring techniques from engraving and printing to cartographic projection.

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