Author: Brotton, Jerry

Great maps : the world's masterpieces explored and explained
Date2014
Publish_locationNew York
PublisherDK Publishing
CollectionRicci Institute Library
EditionFirst American Edition
LanguageEnglish
Record_typeBook
SeriesSmithsonian handbooks, DK Smithsonian
ShelfDirector's Office
Call NumberGA201.B746 2014
Description256 p. : ill., maps (some color), ports ; 31 cm.
NoteGreat maps / Jerry Brotton.
Jacket subtitle: "The world's masterpieces explored and explained"
Includes bibliographical references and index.

Classical maps 1500 BCE-1300 CE -- Discovery and travel 1300-1570 -- New directions and beliefs 1570-1750 -- Thematic maps 1750-1900 -- Modern mapping 1900 to present.
Traces human development and culture through cartography, from early rock carvings to the latest geospatial technology.
"...the stories behind 55 historical maps by analyzing graphic close-ups, Great Maps also profiles key cartographers and explorers to look why each map was commissioned, who it was for and how they influenced navigation, propaganda, power, art, and politics."

SubjectWorld maps--Early works to 1800 Cartography--History Cartography Historical geography--Maps Maps, Early Maps in art Maps
ISBN9781465424631 ; 1465424636
LCCN2012278182