Mapping the World
Subtitle: Maps and Their History
Publisher: Thunder Bay Press (CA); Thunder Bay
Published: May 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9781571455765
Subjects: Maps & Road Atlases; History; Travel; History - General History; Maps; Earth Sciences - Geography; General; Sale Books; Cartography
First sentence: The Babylonian world map is the earliest surviving map to represent more than localities.
Description: A history of mapmaking showing how maps both reflect and change people's view of the world.