Maps & civilization : cartography in culture and society / Norman J.W. Thrower.

"Maps and civilization is a revision of the book Maps and man [Maps and Man: An Examination of Cartography in Relation to Culture and Civilization. Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice-Hall, 1972], which was originally written at the behest of students in my courses on cartography, remote sensing of the environment, and geographical discoveries.... Fortunately the University of Chicago Press, which commissioned this revision, has allowed a greater number of pages and illustrations than were included in the original."--Page xi.

"Notes on a third edition: Changes and additions reflecting twenty-first century thinking and research have been made for this edition. An alphabetized bibliography requested by reviewers and readers is a new feature of this work which is now in Spanish and Japanese editions."--Page xiii.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-326) and index.

Introduction : Maps of preliterate peoples -- Maps of classical antiquity -- Early maps of East and South Asia -- Cartography in Europe and Islam in the Middle Ages -- The rediscovery of Ptolemy and cartography in Renaissance Europe -- Cartography in the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment -- Diversification and development in the nineteenth century -- Modern cartography : official and quasi-official maps -- Modern cartography : private and institutional maps -- Appendix A: Selected map projections -- Appendix B: Short list of isograms -- Appendix C: Glossary.

"In this concise introduction to the history of cartography, Norman J.W. Thrower charts the intimate links between maps and history from antiquity to the present day. A wealth of illustrations, including the oldest known map and contemporary examples made using animation and Geographical Information Systems (GIS), illuminate the many ways in which various human cultures have interpreted spatial relationships. The third edition of Maps and Civilization incorporates numerous revisions, features new material throughout the book, and includes a new bibliography."--Jacket/Back cover.

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Maps & man : an examination of cartography in relation to culture and civilization / [by] Norman J.W. Thrower.

Includes bibliographical references.

Maps of antiquity -- Early Oriental cartography -- Cartography in Europe and Islam in the Middle Ages -- The rediscovery of Ptolemy and cartography in Renaissance Europe -- Cartography in the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment -- Diversification and development in the nineteenth century -- Modern cartography : official and quasi-official maps -- Modern cartography : private and institutional maps.

In this concise introduction to the history of cartography, Norman J. W. Thrower charts the intimate links between maps and history from antiquity to the present day. A wealth of illustrations, including the oldest known map and contemporary examples made using Geographical Information Systems (GIS), illuminate the many ways in which various human cultures have interpreted spatial relationships. The third edition of Maps and Civilization incorporates numerous revisions, features new material throughout the book, and includes a new alphabetized bibliography. Praise for previous editions of Maps and Civilization: "A marvelous compendium of map lore. Anyone truly interested in the development of cartography will want to have his or her own copy to annotate, underline, and index for handy referencing."-L. M. Sebert, Geomatica