Theater of the World
The Maps That Made History
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ISBN-13:
9780316450768
Veröffentl:
2018
Erscheinungsdatum:
04.12.2018
Seiten:
384
Autor:
Thomas Reinertsen Berg
Gewicht:
1142 g
Format:
238x184x32 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
A beautifully illustrated full-color history of mapmaking across centuries -- a must-read for history buffs and armchair travelers.Theater of the World offers a fascinating history of mapmaking, using the visual representation of the world through time to tell a new story about world history and the men who made it. Thomas Reinertsen Berg takes us all the way from the mysterious symbols of the Stone Age to Google Earth, exploring how the ability to envision what the world looked like developed hand in hand with worldwide exploration. Along the way, we meet visionary geographers and heroic explorers along with other unknown heroes of the map-making world, both ancient and modern. And the stunning visual material allows us to witness the extraordinary breadth of this history with our own eyes.
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