Description: The world's finest maps explored and explained. From Ptolemy's world map to the Hereford's Mappa Mundi, through Mercator's map of the world to the latest maps of the Moon and Google Earth, Great Maps provides a fascinating overview of cartography through the ages. Revealing 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. DK was founded in London in 1974 and is now the world's leading illustrated reference publisher and part of Penguin Random House, formed on July 1, 2013. DK publishes highly visual, photographic nonfiction for adults and children. DK produces content for consumers in over 87 countries and in 62 languages, with offices in Delhi, London, Melbourne, Munich, New York, and Toronto. DK's aim is to inform, enrich, and entertain readers of all ages, and everything DK publishes, whether print or digital, embodies the unique DK design approach. DK brings unrivalled clarity to a wide range of topics with a unique combination of words and pictures, put together to spectacular effect. We have a reputation for innovation in design for both print and digital products. Our adult range spans travel, including the award-winning DK Eyewitness Travel Guides, history, science, nature, sport, gardening, cookery, and parenting. DK's extensive children's list showcases a fantastic store of information for children, toddlers, and babies. DK covers everything from animals and the human body, to homework help and craft activities, together with an impressive list of licensing titles, including the bestselling LEGO® books. DK acts as the parent company for Alpha Books, publisher of the Idiot's Guides series and Prima Games, video gaming publishers, as well as the award-winning travel publisher, Rough Guides.
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EAN: 9781465424631
UPC: 9781465424631
ISBN: 9781465424631
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Book Title: Great Maps : the World's Masterpieces Explored and Explained
Number of Pages: 256 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Publishing, Incorporated
Topic: Cartography, World, Atlases, Gazetteers & Maps (See Also Travel / Maps & Road Atlases)
Item Height: 0.9 in
Publication Year: 2014
Genre: Référence, Technology & Engineering, History
Item Weight: 57.1 Oz
Item Length: 12.1 in
Author: Jerry Brotton
Book Series: Dk History Changers Ser.
Item Width: 10.2 in
Format: Hardcover
