Great Maps
Book description
A superbly illustrated guide to 64 maps from all around the world!
From examples of medieval Mappa Mundi and the first atlas to Google Earth and maps of the moon, this captivating maps book is a must-have for all history and geography enthusiasts and explorers!
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Why read it?
1 author picked Great Maps as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This is a large-format book full of some of the most historically consequential and beautiful maps of the world. The pages also include invaluable close-ups of sections of various maps, which allow the viewer to dig in and look at details. And you can’t beat Professor Brotton for accuracy. Since I needed to write a chapter on the story of world maps and previously knew nothing about this history, I needed a “guide book,” and here it is.
The illustrations are so very well done that you feel like you are standing in a museum looking closely at these maps.…
From Meredith's list on maps and exploration changed the world.
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