Maps of Iceland
Subtitle: antique maps of Iceland, 1482 to 1850
By: by Reynir Finndal Gretarsson
Publisher: Crymogea
Published: 2017
Place of publication: Reykjavik
Language: eng
Number of pages: 181
ISBN-13: 9789935420848; 9789935420824
Subjects: Historical geography; Maps; Cartography; History
Other titles: Antique maps of Iceland, 1482 to 1850
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 178) and index to names.
Table of contents: title: Gates of hell; title: Early mapping; title: Scitlanda, the first maps covering Iceland; title: Claudius Ptolemy; title: Monsters and phantom lands; title: The Zeno map; title: The Bishop and the Dutch masters; title: The age of (Dutch) atlases; title: Joris with the wooden leg; title: Sea charts; title: Beasts and other shapes; title: First maps of the North Pole; title: Science enters Icelandic map making; title: The siblings in the North Atlantic; title: A detour to the finish line.