Images of the World
Atlas Through History
Published on 1. June 1996
Book
Hardback
480 pages
978-0-07-071578-3 (ISBN)
Description
Using a chronological arrangement, this text traces the evolution of atlases - as books, as cartographic objects and as important social and economic forces. It focuses on early manuscripts, from the 16th to the 20th century, as well as the future of atlases.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
196 illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 279 mm
Width: 216 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-07-071578-3 (9780070715783)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Early manuscripts and printed atlases; atlases of the 16th to 18th centuries; atlases of the late 18th and early 19th centuries; atlases of the 19th and 2th centuries; the future of the atlas.