Maps of the Moon: Lunar Cartography from the Seventeenth Century to the Space Age

by Thomas Haddad

When does a depiction of the moon become a lunar map? This publication addresses this question from theoretical and historical standpoints. It is argued that moon maps are of crucial importance to the history of cartography, for they challenge established notions of what a map is, how it functions, what its purposes are, and what kind of power it embodies and performs. The publication also shows how terrestrial cartography has shaped the history of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004400885
• ISBN13: 9789004400887
• Release Date: December 2019
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 104 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.1"