On the Map
Why the world looks the way it does
by Simon Carfield

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Author(s)

Simon Carfield

Publication

London : Profile Books, 2012

Scope

468 Pages, illustrated, 23 cm.

ISBN

9781846685101

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On the Map is a survey of some of the most intriguing and thought-provoking moments in map history, narrated with a high level of detail, colour and liveliness. From the early sketches of philosophers and explorers through to Google Maps and beyond, Simon Garfield examines how maps both relate and realign our history.

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Keywords

cartography

Location

Cabinet 13 - 1: Cartografie

Remarks

Incl. bibliograghical references and Index.