Mapping the World is a one-of-a-kind collection of cartographic treasures that spans thousands of years and many cultures, from an ancient Babylonian map of the world etched on clay to...
A history of mapmaking showing how maps both reflect and change people's view of the world.
Tells the story of the philosophers, travellers, artists, and scientists who contributed to the history of cartography, from prehistoric cave paintings to NASA Landsat maps in the twenty-first century.
Looks at the history of cartography, from the first crude drawings to the satellite imagery of today.
Mapping the World takes advantage of the strength of maps to tell a different sort of story.
Mapping the World takes advantage of the strength of maps to tell a different sort of story.
"Where in the world would we be without maps? Mapmakers have mapped every part of Earth. They have even mapped the moon! Read how maps are made and how to use them. Then learn how to make your own map."--Page 4 of cover.
Learn about the different ways that maps can show information about the Earth.
Discusses the history of map making and how exploration and new technologies led to better and more detailed map making.
This book talks about how maps are made and how to use them. Readers can be mapmakers too.
What does a globe look like?
Huge landscape format books filled with stunning photography which make great gifts for the general reader and fascinating reading for the enthusiast.
Discusses different kinds of maps depicting the Earth, including population maps, globes, climate maps, and maps of the ocean.