num_pages: 176
description: From before the age of printing to modern satellite imaging Visions of the World tells the compelling story of the cartographers explorers and surveyors who have mapped our earth. Its a fresh and beautifully illustrated book not limited to the traditional Eurocentric view but also aware of different cultures across the globe. What it reveals is fascinating because maps not only provide a glimpse of how societies view themselves in relation to the world they also can be tools to distort knowledge fool enemies or build and administer empires. View the world through ancient eyes in the wake of Columbus during the age of empire and through the heyday of commerce and imperialismbefore examining the revolutions in our own time.
language: English
title: Visions Of The World: A History Of Maps
publisher: Mitchell Beazley Publishers Ltd.