The Mapmakers

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John Noble Wilford

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Vintage Books USA
04 December 2001

History; General & world history; Ancient history: to c 500 CE; Classical history & classical civilisation; Social & cultural history; Geographical discovery & exploration; Cartography, map-making & projections

In his classic text, two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner John Noble Wilford recounts the

history of cartography from antiquity to the space age.

They are among the world's great pioneers and adventurers: the mapmakers who for centuries have been expanding our knowledge of who and where we are, and where we want to go. From the surprisingly accurate silk maps prepared by Chinese cartographers in the second century B.C., to medieval mapmakers who believed they had fixed the location of paradise, through to the expeditions of Columbus and Magellan, John Noble Wilford chronicles the exploits of the great pioneers of mapmaking. Wilford brings the story up to the present day as he shows the impact of new technologies

that make it possible for cartographers to go where no one has been before, from

the deepest reaches of the universe (where astronomers are mapping time as well as

space) to the inside of the human brain. These modern-day mapmakers join the many

earlier adventurers—including ancient Greek stargazers, Renaissance seafarers, and

the explorers who mapped the American West—whose achievements shape this dramatic story

of human inventiveness and limitless curiosity.

By: John Noble Wilford
Imprint: Vintage Books USA
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 132mm, Spine: 28mm
Weight: 473g
ISBN: 9780375708503
ISBN 10: 0375708502
Pages: 528
Publication Date: 04 December 2001
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for The Mapmakers: Revised Edition

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