The Agile Rabbit Book of Historical And Curious Maps (Pepin Press)
Publisher: Pepin Press
Published: December 31, 2004
Language: eng; mul
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9789057680519
Subjects: Industrial / Commercial Art & Design; Reference; Art; Atlases - Historical; Commercial - General
Description: "The Agile Rabbit Book of Historical and Curious Maps contains a collection of amazing and beautifully-made maps that have been chosen for their visual impact and rarity. The selection is of great diversity in appearance and meaning; there are comparative overviews of the length of rivers and the height of mountains, nautical charts, medieval city plans, and maps from pre-historical times. Also included are images of how Europeans perceived the world to look like many centuries ago, highly detailed birds-eye maps from Japan, and archaic, captivating charts made by Native Americans and Australian Aboriginals. Furthermore, there are a number of very extraordinary maps with a double meaning." -- Abebooks website