Great Maps: The World's Masterpieces Explored and Explained (DK History Changers)
Product ID: 52211939
📜Chronological cartography history
🔍Detailed map pull-outs & close-ups
🗺️64 iconic maps explored
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Description
🗺️ Unlock the world’s secrets one map at a time — don’t just see the world, understand it!
- VISUAL DEEP DIVES - Engage with stunning pull-outs and graphic close-ups revealing hidden details.
- CHRONOLOGICAL STORYTELLING - Trace the evolution of mapmaking with expert historical context.
- EXPLORE 64 MASTERPIECE MAPS - Dive into a curated collection spanning medieval to modern cartography.
- CULTURAL POLITICAL INSIGHTS - Discover how maps reflect power, propaganda, and worldviews across eras.
- MUSEUM AUTHENTICATED AUTHORITY - Backed by Cardiff Museum, ensuring scholarly accuracy and prestige.
Great Maps: The World's Masterpieces Explored and Explained is a visually stunning, museum-authenticated guide featuring 64 historically significant maps. It offers a chronological journey through cartography, enriched with detailed pull-outs, cultural insights, and profiles of key mapmakers, making it an essential collector’s piece for history buffs and geography enthusiasts alike.
Specifications
| Best Sellers Rank | 53,820 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 12 in Cartography & Geodesy 33 in Historiography 100 in Geographical History |
| Customer reviews | 4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars (1,194) |
| Dimensions | 26 x 2.3 x 30.8 cm |
| Edition | 1st |
| ISBN-10 | 1409345718 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1409345718 |
| Item weight | 1.05 kg |
| Language | English |
| Print length | 256 pages |
| Publication date | 1 Sept. 2014 |
| Publisher | DK |
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