The Mapmaker's Quest: Depicting New Worlds in Renaissance Europe
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In 1400 Europe lagged far behind much of the world in its understanding of the use of maps. And yet, by 1600 the Europeans had come to use maps for a huge variety of tasks, and were far ahead of the rest of the world in their appreciation of the power and use of cartography. The Mapmakers' Quest illuminates the forces behind this development--not only to tease out the strands of thought and practice which led to the use of maps, but also to assess...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:019210053X
ISBN13:9780192100535
Release Date:July 2003
Publisher:Oxford University Press, USA
Length:256 Pages
Weight:1.45 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 9.5" x 6.4"
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