Mapping the world : maps and their history
Harris, Nathaniel, 1937-2001
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Maps hold a fascination for anyone interested in how humankind has tried to understand & represent the world, from the earliest civilizations to the modern generation of space explorers. This text describes this quest in 70 historical and modern maps.
Main title:
Mapping the world : maps and their history / Nathaniel Harris.
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Imprint:
London : Brown Partworks, 2001.
Collation:
304 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), facsims., maps (chiefly col.), ports. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 300) and index.
ISBN:
9781840440874 (hbk)
Dewey class:
912.09526
Language:
English
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Index terms:
Cartography
BRN:
1134928
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