100 Maps: The Science, Art and Politics of Cartography Throughout History

by John O.E. Clark and Dashka Slater

From Ptolemy's projection of the world--still the basic map after 13 centuries--to Tolkien's cartography of Middle Earth (the most printed guide to a non-existent place ever), each of these maps has its own fascinating story to tell. Escape maps, military maps, cartographic breakthroughs, and follies and forgeries: these 100 maps, organized chronologically, are the most important, dramatic, and breathtakingly beautiful ever created. They show not...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1402728859
• ISBN13: 9781402728853
• Release Date: October 2005
• Publisher: Sterling
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 4.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 11.0" x 12.0"