To the Ends of the Earth

To the Ends of the Earth

How the greatest maps were made

Parker, Philip

Quarto Publishing PLC

09/2023

240

Dura

Inglês

9780711282643

15 a 20 dias

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INTRODUCTION
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
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