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| 050 | _aGA 201 .B76 2014 | ||
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_aBrotton, Jerry _eauthor |
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_aGreat maps : _bthe world's masterpieces explored and explained / _cJerry Brotton |
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_aLondon, United Kingdom : _bDorling Kindersley Limited, _cc2014 |
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_a256 pages : _bcolor illustrations, color maps ; _c30 cm. |
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| 365 | _bPHP796 | ||
| 504 | _aIncludes index. | ||
| 505 | _aClassical maps 1500BCE-1300CE -- Discovery and travel 1300-1570 -- New Directions and beliefs 1570-1750 -- Thematic maps 1750-1900 -- Modern mapping 1900 to present. | ||
| 520 | _aWhy do we put north at the top of maps? Which maps show us the way to Heaven, and which show the "land of no sunshine" or the land of "people with no bowels"? This book examines the history of maps, from ancient maps such as medieval mappae mundi to Google Earth. | ||
| 650 | _aHISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY | ||
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