Maps That Made History: The Influential, the Eccentric and the SublimeDundurn, 30. tra 2005. - Broj stranica: 192 Few people can resist the appeal of old maps and plans. Even in these days of disposable mapping - from satellite navigation to customized road directions at the click of a mouse - the historical map continues to present a unique perspective on our changing world. Here we explore 25 glorious examples. The emphasis is on the story behind the map: what it reveals about its creator and users, from the first explorers to the railway builders. This thought-provoking collection features maps that chart societies as well as land, sea, and skies; maps that have influenced and inspired; and perhaps most revealing of all, maps that misrepresent. |
Sadržaj
11 | |
16 | |
2 The Quest for Riches | 50 |
3 Challenging Perceptions | 84 |
4 Winning the Day | 118 |
5 Fantasy and Fantastical | 152 |
Exploring Further | 187 |
Map and Picture Sources | 190 |
Ostala izdanja - Prikaži sve
Maps that Made History: The Influential, the Eccentric and the Sublime Lez Smart Ograničeni pregled - 2005 |
Maps That Made History: The Influential, the Eccentric and the Sublime Lez Smart Ograničeni pregled - 2005 |
Maps that Made History: The Influential, the Eccentric and the Sublime Lez Smart Prikaz isječka - 2004 |
Uobičajeni izrazi i fraze
actually Africa alongside annotation army Australia Battle Battle of Culloden Battle of Waterloo Booth’s Britain British Library captured cartographer centre century Chertsey Abbey clearly coast colonial colour continue Cook Cortés created Culloden D-Day Drayton Dutch east Empire England European exploration extract fascinating Harry Beck identified island King known land London London Underground MacDonald Gill map shows map was drawn map’s mapmaker North ofthe Peutinger Peutinger Table PICCADILLY LINE Portuguese position proved Ptolemy Ptolemy’s record River road role Roman route Royal sailed ship shown significant Smith Spanish Spice Islands spices story survey survived Tenochtitlán Thames tion took towns underground voyage Waterloo мы шт щи