TY - BOOK AU - Clarke,Victoria AU - Pickles,Rosie AU - Cooke,Tim TI - Map: exploring the world SN - 9780714869445 (hardback) AV - GA105.3 .M364 2015 U1 - 526 PY - 2015/// CY - London PB - Phaidon Press Limited KW - Maps KW - Pictorial works KW - Maps in art KW - Cartography KW - fast N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - 300 stunning maps from all periods and from all around the world, exploring and revealing what maps tell us about history and ourselves. Selected by an international panel of cartographers, academics, map dealers and collectors, the maps represent over 5,000 years of cartographic innovation drawing on a range of cultures and traditions. Comprehensive in scope, this book features all types of map from navigation and surveys to astronomical maps, satellite and digital maps, as well as works of art inspired by cartography. Unique curated sequence presents maps in thought-provoking juxtapositions for lively, stimulating reading. Features some of the most influential mapmakers and institutions in history, including Gerardus Mercator, Abraham Ortelius, Phyllis Pearson, Heinrich Berann, Bill Rankin, Ordnance Survey and Google Earth. Easy-to-use format, with large reproductions, authoritative texts and key caption information, it is the perfect introduction to the subject. Also features a comprehensive illustrated timeline of the history of cartography, biographies of leading cartographers and a glossary of cartographic terms ER -