The curious map book
By: Ashley Baynton-Williams
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9780226237152
Subjects: Maps; British Library; Cartography; Map collections; Miscellanea
Description: "With The Curious Map Book, Ashley Baynton-Williams gathers an amazing, chronologically ordered variety of cartographic gems mainly from the vast collection of the British Library. he has unearthed a wide array of the whimsical and fantastic, from naps of board games to political ones, maps of the Holy Land to maps of the human soul. In his illuminating introduction, Baynton-Williams also identifies and expounds upon key themes of map production, peculiar styles, and the commerce and collection of unique maps. This incredible volume offers a wealth of gorgeous illustrations for anyone who is cartographically curious."--Publisher's description.
Notes: This collection is a curation of cartographic curiosities from the British Library collections.

Includes index.
Table of contents: title: The dawn of mapmaking (to 1594); title: Early published maps (1598-1760); title: Commercial cartography and education (1760-1850); title: The Victorian era and growth of the mass market (1850-); title: Cartobibliographical details.