Remarkable Maps: 100 Examples of the Science, Art and Politics of Cartography Throughout History Tapa dura - 2005

Chrysalis, 2005-10-28. Hardcover. Used: Good.

London: Conway Maritime Press (Chrysalis Book Group), 2005. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Folio: 12 - 15" tall. An introduction to the history of cartography as concerned with the art of map-making as the science. Hardcover in terracotta boards with silver titling on the spine. Colour illustrations throughout. Bibliography and Index. Mildly worn dust jacket is a bit loose: the fold to the front flap has been stretched and mis-formed by, I suspect, being used a book mark. Binding square and firm. Text block has a mild wave through it. Mild wear otherwise. No markings by any previous owner.

London: Conway Maritime Press, 2005. In clean, tidy condition with a similar dust jacket, a heavy book that may require an additional postage fee for some international destinations, please contact for details.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London: Conway Maritime Press Ltd, 2005. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. 12 1/8" x 11 1/4", 256 pages, comprehensively illustrated in colour and black and white, bibliography and websites. Cartography is both a science and an art; as such, it provides marvellous waypoints for changes in different cultures through history. But it can also be a weapon, or at least a potentially destructive undertaking. Anyone who doubts this need only trace the bitter history of the Balkans or of the entire continent of Africa back to what may have seemed some rational and innocuous boundaries sketched on paper. Some of the maps in this book had devastating consequences, such as the 1885 map of Africa that carved up the continent among the European colonial powers. Other maps are simply beautiful, such as the dot painting "Dreamtime" map of the Australian Aborigines or the Jainist cosmographical chart of the 15th century. Others are mysterious, like the rock maps… Leer más

Conway Maritime Press, 2005. Large hardback in fine condition with near fine dust jacket.. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine.

Conway, 2005. Large hardback in near fine condition with near fine dust jacket.. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

ABC Books, 2005 HARDBACK BOOK AND DUST JACKET IN FINE CONDITION. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

Conway, 2005. Large hardback in very good plus condition with near fine dust jacket.. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine.

London, U.K.: ABC Books, 2005 The dust jacket has a little wear. The exposed edges of the cover underneath are a bit scuffed. The page edges are lightly foxed. 400 pages. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.

Conway Maritime Press, 2005. Large hardback in fine condition with fine dust jacket.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.