num_pages: 414
description: A comprehensive history of cartography that traces the adventures, discoveries and feats of technical ingenuity by which man has succeeded in mapping the globe, moon and the planets. Photos.
language: English
title: The Mapmakers: The Story of the Great Pioneers in Cartography from Antiquity to the Space Age
titlecomplete: The Mapmakers: The Story of the Great Pioneers in Cartography from Antiquity to the Space Age
genres: Science Nature, Geography, Cartography, World History, History Of Science, Maps, Science, Nonfiction, Travel, History
ratings_count: 391
awards: awardedAt: 410256000000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: History (Paperback)
publisher: Vintage