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Theatre of the world : the maps that made history / Thomas Reinertsen Berg ; translated by Alison McCullough.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Reinertsen Berg, Thomas, 1971-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cartography--History.
- Cartography.
- History.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 367 pages : illustrations, color maps ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London : Hodder & Stoughton, 2018.
- Language Note:
- Translated from Norwegian.
- Summary:
- Before you could just put finger to phone to scroll Google Maps, in advance of the era of digital mapping and globes, maps were being constructed from the ideas and questions of pioneering individuals.From visionary geographers to heroic explorers, from the mysterious symbols of the Stone Age to the familiar navigation of Google Earth, Thomas Reinertsen Berg examines the fascinating concepts of science and worldview, of art and technology, power and ambitions, practical needs and distant dreams of the unknown.
- Notes:
- First published in Norway in 2017.
- ISBN:
- 9781473688629
- 1473688620
- OCLC:
- 1030910308
- Publisher Number:
- 99977845095
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