Maps That Made History: The Influential, the Eccentric and the Sublime
Maps That Made History: The Influential, the Eccentric and the Sublime
Editorial Reviews
Review
"Few history lovers can resist old maps and Lez Smart's collection in Maps That Made History: The Influential, The Eccentric and The Sublime will be no exception. The book features full-color maps on nearly every page covering subjects such as a 13th-century map with Christ and angels looming over the world to the London tube map, first created in the 1930s. Each featured map has an explanation along with detailed blow-ups of the image." - History Magazine, September 2005
"Each map in this book's generously illustrated, jewel-toned pages calls forth intriguing stories from the well-stocked mind of British educator Lez Smart." - The Globe and Mail, Saturday, August 6, 2005
Book Description
This collection features maps that chart societies, land, sea, and skies; maps that have influenced and inspired; and perhaps most revealing of all, maps that misrepresent.
Maps That Made History: The Influential, the Eccentric and the Sublime
Maps That Made History,Dr. Lez Smart,Dundurn Press,1550025627,Cartography,Europe - Great Britain - General,History,History - General History,History: World,World - General,History / Great Britain
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