The Story of Maps

by Lloyd A. Brown

Paperback, 1980

Status

Available

Call number

526.09

Collection

Publication

Dover Publications (1980), Paperback, 464 pages

Description

The first authoritative history of maps and the men who made them. The historical coverage of this volume is immense: from the first two centuries A. D. -- Strabo and Ptolemy -- through the end of the 19th century, with some discussion of 20th-century developments. 86 illustrations. Extensive notes and bibliography.

User reviews

LibraryThing member regsmorris
A celebration of history through maps by University of Michigan Clements Library curator
of maps in the 1940s.
LibraryThing member Big_Bang_Gorilla
Being a workmanlike history of cartography, most useful as a textbook. It is informative but uninteresting.

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Language

Original language

English

Original publication date

1949

Physical description

464 p.; 9.1 inches

ISBN

0486238733 / 9780486238739
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