The Mapmakers
Author: Wilford, John Noble
ISBN: 9780712668125
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK
Year first published: 07 Jun 2002
Pages: 528
Format: Paperback / softback
'An engrossing chapter from the human experience.' Los Angeles Times
An updated edition of the classic, much praised history of cartography. It traces the adventures, discoveries, and feats of technical ingenuity by which mapmakers, over the centuries, have succeeded in charting first the surface of the globe, then the earth's interior and the ocean floors, and finally the moon and the planets of our solar system. The author has added three new chapters, as well as many updates and amplifications, to reflect the great changes that have taken place in mapmaking in the past two decades. The Mapmakers will continue to be the definitive book on this fascinating subject.
ISBN: 9780712668125
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK
Year first published: 07 Jun 2002
Pages: 528
Format: Paperback / softback
'An engrossing chapter from the human experience.' Los Angeles Times
An updated edition of the classic, much praised history of cartography. It traces the adventures, discoveries, and feats of technical ingenuity by which mapmakers, over the centuries, have succeeded in charting first the surface of the globe, then the earth's interior and the ocean floors, and finally the moon and the planets of our solar system. The author has added three new chapters, as well as many updates and amplifications, to reflect the great changes that have taken place in mapmaking in the past two decades. The Mapmakers will continue to be the definitive book on this fascinating subject.
