The art of the map
Subtitle: an illustrated history of map elements and embellishments
By: Dennis Reinhartz ; foreword by John Noble Wilford
Publisher: Sterling
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 218
ISBN-13: 9781402765926
Subjects: History; Cartography; Map drawing
Other titles: Map
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-206) and index.
Table of contents: title: Compass roses, wind faces, commentaries and other additions; title: All the ships at sea; title: Denizens of the deep; title: The cartographic botanical garden; title: The cartographic menagerie; title: The peoples of the world; title: Of human achievements ... conclusion.