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The World Through Maps: A History of Cartography
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by John Rennie Short
Sales Rank: 319526
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$2.99
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Features
Cover Type: Hard Cover with 224 pages
Published by: Firefly Books October 4, 2003
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 1552978117
ISBN 13 Number: 978-1552978115
Book Dimensions:
11.2 x 8.8 x 0.8 inches
Weighs: 2.6 pounds
From Publishers Weekly
Mapping the world is one of humanity's most enduring passions, something we've done with varying degrees of success for over a thousand years. Short, a geography professor at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, has managed to compile an amazing number of those efforts in his latest book. From aboriginal rock carvings to Native American celestial charts to modern-day satellite maps, all types of maps are included in this gorgeously illustrated volume. The book's chronological structure is simple yet elegant, drawing readers along as cartography develops in different lands and different cultures. And its histories are nothing if not comprehensive, with examples plucked from countless periods. But rather than combining the mesmerizing illustrations with poetic odes to humanity's quests, Short offers text that's almost jarringly basic (e.g., "The producers of maps are called mapmakers"). But the engrossing visual tale of humankind's struggle to chart the world-part adventure, part art-is enough to stand impressively on its own. 200 photos, maps and diagrams
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Edward K. Werner, Library Journal 10/15/2003
A handsomely illustrated introduction to the history of maps elegantly reproduced maps that richly supplement the authoritative text highly recommended.
Reader Reviews
I have discarded my copy of this book. It is rubbish. The pictures are nice but the book is a chaotic mess of infobits that are unconnected. One canot learn a history of maps or mapping from this book. It is also full of errors. He seems to confuse Apianus with Munster and can't tell a Munster from a Schedel. and doesn't know the difference between a globe and armillary sphere. The book seems to be a compilation of unedited snippits submtted by students - there is no contextual wholeness. I have collected maps seriously for about 15 years and find this book irritatingly full of glaring errors. It is potentially damaging to anyone who wants to learn about maps.
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