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Great Maps

Author : Jerry Brotton
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2014-09-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781465435613

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The whole world is mapped out for your viewing pleasure in this captivating compendium, ranging from past to present through diverse themes of transport and technology to discoveries and development. Covering the classical maps of the ancient world and traveling through time to reach Google Earth in the 21st century, this unprecedented history of more than 60 maps opens up our planet as never before. Great Maps showcases early Medieval maps like including mappae mundi; iconic transport maps such as the London Underground; important travel maps including Dr. Livingstone's version of Africa; maps of natural wonders such as the ocean floor; and momentous moments including the marks on the Moon left by the lunar landings. There are maps that show the way to heaven, depict lands with no sunshine, and the mysterious home of "the people with no bowels" on this mind-blowing journey. Much more than just geographical data, maps are an accurate reflection of the culture and context of different time frames in history. British historian Jerry Brotton tells the amazing secret stories behind many of the most significant maps ever unearthed, revealing key features and innovative techniques in incredible detail. The unique insight into how mapmakers have expressed their world views results in this treasured book that makes a welcome addition to any bookshelf or home library.

Great City Maps

Author : DK
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2016-09-06
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781465459060

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Journey back in time and take a walk through the historic streets of the world's greatest cities. Great City Maps is the companion title to DK's Great Maps and takes a focused look at over 70 gorgeously illustrated historical maps and plans of cities around the globe. Dive into the details of each beautiful map and learn about interesting features with visual tours of the maps' highlights - such as the Old London Bridge of London in 1572 and the orchards of Brooklyn in 1767 New York. Cities are centers of civilization and the way their maps portray them reflects their politics, religion, and culture. See how certain cities, and cartographic techniques, changed over time. More than just a bird's-eye view, this irresistible book tells the tales behind the cities from the hubs of ancient peoples to modern mega-cities, and profiles the iconic cartographers and artists who created each map. Perfect for history, geography, and cartography enthusiasts and a stunning gift for armchair explorers of all ages, Great City Maps is your window into the world's most fascinating cities.

Environmental Quality Maps for the U.S. Great Lakes Basin

Author : Rose Ann C. Sullivan,Melanie Baise,William C. Sonzogni
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Environmental mapping
ISBN : MINN:31951D002961712

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A HISTORY OF THE GREAT WAR - All 6 Volumes (Illustrated with Maps and Plans)

Author : Arthur Conan Doyle
Publisher : e-artnow
Page : 1179 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2017-06-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9788026877608

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A HISTORY OF THE GREAT WAR - All 6 Volumes (Illustrated with Maps and Plans) by Arthur Conan Doyle Pdf

This book is a six volume history of the World War I, written during the war by Arthur Conan Doyle. Doyle interviewed army generals, read their papers and diaries, and he also talked to numerous soldiers in order to get a full picture. He describes all the main battles of the British Army, offering very detailed accounts of battles, where great feats of bravery and courage are given. Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) was a British writer best known for his detective fiction featuring the character Sherlock Holmes. The Sherlock Holmes stories are generally considered milestones in the field of crime fiction. Doyle is also known for writing the fictional adventures of Professor Challenger and for propagating the mystery of the Mary Celeste. He was a prolific writer whose other works include fantasy and science fiction stories, plays, romances, poetry, non-fiction and historical novels. No problem, he has another small assignment to finish on monday, so that extra can be for that.

Great Maps

Author : Jerry Brotton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Cartography
ISBN : 1465470344

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Traces human development and culture through cartography, from early rock carvings to the latest geospatial technology.

Australia in Maps

Author : National Library of Australia
Publisher : National Library Australia
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Australia
ISBN : 0642276358

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Richly illustrated with exquisite manuscript maps and editions from celebrated European cartographic publishers of 17th century to familiar contemporary products such as tourist maps. Discover the stories behind these maps, the technological changes in map making and changes in human knowledge and representation of the world.

Mapping And Imagination In The Great Basin

Author : Richard V. Francaviglia
Publisher : University of Nevada Press
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2005-03-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9780874176407

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Mapping And Imagination In The Great Basin by Richard V. Francaviglia Pdf

The Great Basin was the last region of continental North America to be explored and mapped, and it remained largely a mystery to Euro-Americans until well into the nineteenth century. In Mapping and Imagination in the Great Basin, geographer-historian Richard Francaviglia shows how the Great Basin gradually emerged from its “cartographic silence” as terra incognita and how this fascinating process both paralleled the development of the sciences of surveying, geology, hydrology, and cartography and reflected the changing geopolitical aspirations of the European colonial powers and the United States. Francaviglia’s interdisciplinary account of the mapping of the Great Basin combines a chronicle of the exploration of the region with a history of the art and science of cartography and of the political, economic, and cultural contexts in which maps are created. It also offers a compelling, wide-ranging discussion that combines a description of the daunting physical realities of the Great Basin with a cogent examination of the ways humans, from early Native Americans to nineteenth-century surveyors to twentieth-century highway and air travelers, have understood, defined, and organized this space, psychologically and through the medium of maps. Mapping and Imagination in the Great Basin continues Francaviglia’s insightful, richly nuanced meditation on the Great Basin landscape that began in Believing in Place.

Deep Map Country

Author : Susan Naramore Maher
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2014-05-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780803245020

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"Scholarly study of Great Plains nonfiction writers in the genre of "deep mapping", a genre that weaves together strata of narrative that includes natural history, cultural history, geography, memoir, and inter-textual material"--

Modern Geography

Author : John Pinkerton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 906 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1802
Category : Discoveries in geography
ISBN : NLS:B000007275

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United States Code

Author : United States
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1188 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Law
ISBN : UCR:31210025663210

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Annual Report

Author : New York. State. Forset Commission
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1891
Category : Electronic
ISBN : WISC:89047996145

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Whither the Waters

Author : John L. Kessell
Publisher : University of New Mexico Press
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : History
ISBN : 9780826358233

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This book places the man and the map in historical context, reminding readers of the enduring significance of Miera y Pacheco.

The Academy and Literature

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 636 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1887
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOM:39015034808835

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Great City Maps

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2016-09-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0241238986

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