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Philip Parker is a writer, consultant and publisher specializing in ancient and medieval political and military systems. He studied history at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, and is the author of A History of Britain in Maps (2016), the DK Eyewitness Companion Guide to World History (2010) and many more.
1. IN THE BEGINNING
The First Maps
2. SURVEYS AND SKETCHES
Gathering the Information
3. WHYS AND WHEREFORES
The Purpose of Maps
4. OLD TIMERS
The First Map-makers
5. IN THE ROUND
Globes and Spheres
6. SURFACE MATTERS
Materials for Drawing Maps
7. A MAP OF MANY PARTS
The Components of a Map
8. GOING NOWHERE
Places Which Weren’t There
9. THE DRAWING ROOM
Key Cartographers from the Golden Age to the Modern Age
10. MIGHTY MAPS
Mapping Superlatives
11. A MAP IN HAND
The Purposes to Which Maps Have Been Put
CONCLUSION
FURTHER RESOURCES
INDEX
CREDITS
ABOUT THE AUTHOR & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2023 |
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Produktart: | Karten & Stadtpläne |
Region: | Welt gesamt |
Rubrik: | Reisen |
Medium: | Buch |
Inhalt: | Gebunden |
ISBN-13: | 9780711282643 |
ISBN-10: | 0711282641 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Herstellernummer: | 421980 |
Einband: | Gebunden |
Autor: | Parker, Philip |
Hersteller: |
Quarto
Ivy Press |
Abbildungen: | 300 colour photos |
Maße: | 263 x 208 x 27 mm |
Von/Mit: | Philip Parker |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 19.09.2023 |
Gewicht: | 1,172 kg |
Philip Parker is a writer, consultant and publisher specializing in ancient and medieval political and military systems. He studied history at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, and is the author of A History of Britain in Maps (2016), the DK Eyewitness Companion Guide to World History (2010) and many more.
1. IN THE BEGINNING
The First Maps
2. SURVEYS AND SKETCHES
Gathering the Information
3. WHYS AND WHEREFORES
The Purpose of Maps
4. OLD TIMERS
The First Map-makers
5. IN THE ROUND
Globes and Spheres
6. SURFACE MATTERS
Materials for Drawing Maps
7. A MAP OF MANY PARTS
The Components of a Map
8. GOING NOWHERE
Places Which Weren’t There
9. THE DRAWING ROOM
Key Cartographers from the Golden Age to the Modern Age
10. MIGHTY MAPS
Mapping Superlatives
11. A MAP IN HAND
The Purposes to Which Maps Have Been Put
CONCLUSION
FURTHER RESOURCES
INDEX
CREDITS
ABOUT THE AUTHOR & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2023 |
---|---|
Produktart: | Karten & Stadtpläne |
Region: | Welt gesamt |
Rubrik: | Reisen |
Medium: | Buch |
Inhalt: | Gebunden |
ISBN-13: | 9780711282643 |
ISBN-10: | 0711282641 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Herstellernummer: | 421980 |
Einband: | Gebunden |
Autor: | Parker, Philip |
Hersteller: |
Quarto
Ivy Press |
Abbildungen: | 300 colour photos |
Maße: | 263 x 208 x 27 mm |
Von/Mit: | Philip Parker |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 19.09.2023 |
Gewicht: | 1,172 kg |