The world through maps : a history of cartography /
Short, John R.
Toronto : Firefly Books,
2003.
Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 218) and index.
Introducing maps -- The earliest maps -- The ancient world -- Maps of the Classical world -- The maps of Medieval Europe -- The maps of the Islamic world -- China and the Far East -- Cartographic traditions of the new world -- Mapping new worlds -- Maps of the European Renaissance -- National maps -- The atlas makers -- The mapping of the British Empire -- The Enlightenment as a spur to mapping -- Mapping a new nation -- Cartographic encounters -- Universal mapping -- Thematic maps -- Maps and power -- Cartography in contemporary society.
Cartography