The image of the world
Subtitle: 20 centuries of world maps
By: Peter Whitfield
Contributors: British Library
Edition: [Updated ed.].
Publisher: British Library
Published: 2010
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 144
ISBN-13: 9780712350891
Subjects: Cartography; World maps; History
Description: Draws on the collection of maps held by the British Library and other major collections to tell the history of mapmaking.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Classical foundations; title: The religious imagination; title: The play of intellect; title: The theatre of the world; title: Science and communication.