To the Ends of the Earth
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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
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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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
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
Este título pertence ao(s) assunto(s) indicados(s). Para ver outros títulos clique no assunto desejado.
Map;maps;mapmaking;book of maps;illustrated;pictorial;history;geography;atlas,atlases;old maps;historic maps;maps that changed the world;cartography;cartographers;surveying;groma;astrolabe;sextant;compass;dividers;copperplate;lithography;engraving;woodcut;navigation instruments;Theatrum Orbis Terrarum;Nuzi map;babylonian map of the world;klencke atlas;mappae mundi;cassini;military mapping;matthew paris;vesconte;fra mauro;john speed;gerardus mercator;emmanuel bowen;ptolemy;papyrus;cuneiform wedges; wind rose;latitude;longitude;rhumb lines;projections;interesting;factual;nonfiction;journeys;travel;world;globe;global;voyage;gift for;present;longditude;latitude;adventurer;explorer;vasco da gama;christopher columbus;africa;asia;north america;south america;asia;oceania;british empire;dutch empire;spanish empire;conquistadores;japan;islamic;military;naval;merchant;commerce;portolan
