| The Oxford Map Companion: One Hundred Sources in World History Contributor(s): Seed, Patricia (Author) |
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ISBN: 0199765634 ISBN-13: 9780199765638 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $53.45 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 2013 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Reference - History | Historical Geography - History | World - General |
| Dewey: 911 |
| LCCN: 2013000189 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 7.9" W x 9.8" (1.20 lbs) 272 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Bringing together a rich and diverse collection of 100 historical maps from the Paleolithic to the present, The Oxford Map Companion: One Hundred Sources in World History illustrates how peoples and cultures throughout the human past have imagined their worlds. The collection--which includes many never-before published maps--spans a broad spectrum of human time and cultural diversity. It also features a wide range of map types from every continent, including stick charts, porcelain maps, maps created on sealskin, celestial maps, powder-horn and buckskin maps, silk escape maps, radio maps, ordnance surveys, subway maps, and maps of the Internet. Combining cutting-edge scholarship and accessibility, renowned scholar and award-wining author Patricia Seed presents new and innovative ways of looking at maps. Organized both chronologically and cartographically, nearly every historical map is accompanied by a locator map and/or schematic diagram--personally crafted by the author--that helps the reader to see the map in its geographical context and to grasp the meaning of its symbols, labels, and overall layout. A master chronology of world history in the front of the book and timelines at the beginning of each Part set the history of mapping in a global framework. Finally, every map includes a corresponding QR code that will allow readers to instantly explore a Google Earth outline of the area covered in the historical map on their smartphones. Visit the companion website at http: //www.mapcompanion.org/. |