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The History of Cartography
Author: John Brian Harley
Publisher:
Published: 1987
Total Pages: 1728
ISBN-13: 9780226534695
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →When the University of Chicago Press launched the landmark History of Cartography series nearly thirty years ago, founding editors J.B. Harley and David Woodward hoped to create a new basis for map history. They did not, however, anticipate the larger renaissance in map studies that the series would inspire. But as the renown of the series and the comprehensiveness and acuity of the present volume demonstrate, the history of cartography has proven to be unexpectedly fertile ground.--Amazon.com.
Catalogue of Oriental Literature, Manuscripts, Printed Books, Translations, Works of Eastern Travels
East Asia in Old Maps
Regnum Chinae: The Printed Western Maps of China to 1735
Author: Marco Caboara
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2022-10-24
Total Pages: 520
ISBN-13: 9004530908
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This study reproduces and describes, for the first time, all the maps of China printed in Europe between 1584 and 1735, unravelling the origin of each individual map, their different printing, issues and publication dates.
Antique Maps, Sea Charts, City Views, Celestial Charts & Battle Plans
East Asia in Old Maps
The Malay Peninsula
Author: Micheal Jacq-Hergoualc'h
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 792
ISBN-13: 9789004119734
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book attempts to give an accurate history of the Malay peninsula from the first centuries of the Chrisitan era to the 14th century, a story of city states and chiefdoms directly connected with the commercial relationship of the maritime Silk Road.
Cartographic Traditions in East Asian Maps
Author: Richard A. Pegg
Publisher:
Published: 2014-08-31
Total Pages: 132
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"The East Asian maps presented in this study are all found in the MacLean Collection"--Introduction.
Maps & Civilization
Author: Norman J. W. Thrower
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 2008-11-15
Total Pages: 368
ISBN-13: 0226799751
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In this concise introduction to the history of cartography, Norman J. W. Thrower charts the intimate links between maps and history from antiquity to the present day. A wealth of illustrations, including the oldest known map and contemporary examples made using Geographical Information Systems (GIS), illuminate the many ways in which various human cultures have interpreted spatial relationships. The third edition of Maps and Civilization incorporates numerous revisions, features new material throughout the book, and includes a new alphabetized bibliography. Praise for previous editions of Maps and Civilization: “A marvelous compendium of map lore. Anyone truly interested in the development of cartography will want to have his or her own copy to annotate, underline, and index for handy referencing.”—L. M. Sebert, Geomatica
