The Map Tour: A History of Tourism Told Through Rare Maps, from the Grand Tour to Globalization

by Hugh Thomson

Produced in collaboration with the Royal Geographic Society, this illuminating volume looks at the ways in which maps facilitated, dictated, and directed the burgeoning travel industry.

Arranged chronologically from the seventeenth century on, and featuring the personal anecdotes, diary extracts, and photographs of intrepid early travelers, this exquisite collection of maps traces the evolution of tourism. Part travel guide,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0233005560
• ISBN13: 9780233005560
• Release Date: October 2019
• Publisher: Andre Deutsch
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 4.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 9.9" x 11.3"