The Map Book
Publisher: Walker & Company
Published: November 15, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 360
ISBN-13: 9780802714749
Subjects: Historical Atlases; Travel; History - General History; World - General; Maps & Road Atlases; Reference / Maps; Cartography
Description: A compilation of maps charting the progress of civilization as our knowledge of the world expanded. Organized as a progression through time, "The Map Book" collects some 175 maps that span four millennia - from the famed prehistoric Bedolina (Italy) incision in rock from around 1500 B.C. to the most modern, digitally enhanced rendering.