A history of the world in twelve maps /

By: Brotton, JerryMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: London : Allen Lane, 2012Description: xvii, 513 p., [48] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 24 cmISBN: 9781846140990 (hbk.); 1846140994 (hbk.)Subject(s): Cartography -- HistoryDDC classification: 526.09 LOC classification: GA201 | .B747 2012
Contents:
Science : Ptolemy's Geography, c. AD 150 -- Exchange : Al-Idrīsī, AD 1154 -- Faith : Hereford Mappamundi, c. 1300 -- Empire : Kangnido world map, 1402 -- Discovery : Martin Waldseemüller, world map, 1507 -- Globalism : Diogo Ribeiro, world map, 1529 -- Toleration : Gerard Mercator, world map, 1569 -- Money : Juan Blaeu, Atlas maior, 1662 -- Nation : the Cassini family, map of France, 1793 -- Geopolitics : Halford Mackinder, 'The geographical pivot of history', 1904 -- Equality : the Peters project, 1973 -- Information : Google earth, 2012 -- Conclusion : the eye of history?
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 447-482) and index.

Science : Ptolemy's Geography, c. AD 150 -- Exchange : Al-Idrīsī, AD 1154 -- Faith : Hereford Mappamundi, c. 1300 -- Empire : Kangnido world map, 1402 -- Discovery : Martin Waldseemüller, world map, 1507 -- Globalism : Diogo Ribeiro, world map, 1529 -- Toleration : Gerard Mercator, world map, 1569 -- Money : Juan Blaeu, Atlas maior, 1662 -- Nation : the Cassini family, map of France, 1793 -- Geopolitics : Halford Mackinder, 'The geographical pivot of history', 1904 -- Equality : the Peters project, 1973 -- Information : Google earth, 2012 -- Conclusion : the eye of history?