Great maps, Jerry Brotton
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Great maps, Jerry Brotton
Language
eng
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Illustrations
illustrationsmaps
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Great maps
Nature of contents
bibliography
Responsibility statement
Jerry Brotton
Summary
Why do we put north at the top of maps? Which maps show us the way to Heaven, and which show the "land of no sunshine" or the land of "people with no bowels"? This book looks at the history of maps, from ancient maps such as medieval mappae mundi to Google Earth
Target audience
adult
resource.variantTitle
Great maps, the world's masterpieces explored and explained
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