02551cam a2200409 i 4500 296108176 TxAuBib 150810s2015||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780714869445 0714869449 (OCoLC)917375201 ERASA eng rda ERASA YDXCP BDX BTCTA OAC CDX OCLCF CLU OCLCO QGK MAC QGK CHVBK NYP TxAuBib rda Map [BOOK] : exploring the world / commissioning editor: Victoria Clarke ; editors: Rosie Pickles and Tim Cooke. Map, exploring the world. London : Phaidon Press Limited, 2015. 352 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 30 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier sti rdacontent rdamedia rdacarrier cri rdacontent rdamedia rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (page 345) and index. 300 stunning maps from all periods and from all around the world, exploring and revealing what maps tell us about history and ourselves. Selected by an international panel of cartographers, academics, map dealers and collectors, the maps represent over 5,000 years of cartographic innovation drawing on a range of cultures and traditions. Comprehensive in scope, this book features all types of map from navigation and surveys to astronomical maps, satellite and digital maps, as well as works of art inspired by cartography. Unique curated sequence presents maps in thought-provoking juxtapositions for lively, stimulating reading. Features some of the most influential mapmakers and institutions in history, including Gerardus Mercator, Abraham Ortelius, Phyllis Pearson, Heinrich Berann, Bill Rankin, Ordnance Survey and Google Earth. Easy-to-use format, with large reproductions, authoritative texts and key caption information, it is the perfect introduction to the subject. Also features a comprehensive illustrated timeline of the history of cartography, biographies of leading cartographers and a glossary of cartographic terms. 20160216. Maps. Maps. Pictorial works. Maps in art. Cartography. Illustrated works. Clarke, Victoria, (Associate Professor in Sexuality Studies), editor. Pickles, Rosie. Cooke, Tim, (Tim A.)