{"product_id":"9780008774714","title":"History of the World in Maps: The ultimate cartographic exploration of our past [Third Edition]","description":"Author: Philip Parker\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780008774714\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: HarperCollins Publishers\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 16 Feb 2026\u003cbr\u003ePages: 256\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom Babylonian tablets to digital mapping, the world has evolved rapidly, along with the ways in which we understand and depict it. In this time, cartography has not only kept pace with these changes, but has often driven them. In this fully revised and updated edition spanning more than 4,500 years, each individual map provides a unique visual insight into our past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis beautifully designed collection includes many famous examples of cartography, along with some that deserve to be better known. Witness countries and cities come and go, empires rise and fall, significant geographical discoveries, and key historical events unfold.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKey maps shown include:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBabylonian clay tablets, c.2300 BC and c.600 BC – some of the world’s oldest surviving maps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHereford Mappa Mundi, c. 1290 – medieval map of the world\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAztec City Maps 1524\/1541 – precious images of the Aztec capital and their migrations before the Spanish came\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCook Chart of New Zealand, 1770 – the first complete chart of the coastline showing that New Zealand was made up of two islands\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSelden Map of China, c. 1620 – Ming map of China and South-east Asia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Scramble for Africa, 1852\/1898 – the European powers rush to colonise Africa\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBooth Poverty Map, 1898 – mapping deprivation in Victorian London\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYpres, 1918 – mapping the deaths in one of the First World War’s bloodiest battles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCuban Missile Crisis, 1962 – map used by President John F. Kennedy during the crisis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCOVID map, 2021 – a map of the Global Pandemic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47839637831838,"sku":"HPC-9780008774714","price":69.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780008774714.jpg?v=1781076388","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780008774714","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}