On The Map: Why The World Looks The Way It Does

From the early sketches of philosophers and explorers through to Google Maps and beyond, this title examines how maps both relate and realign our history. It explores the legendary, impassable mountains of Kong, the role of cartography in combatting cholera, the 17th-century Dutch craze for Atlases, the Norse discovery of America and more.

• | By (Author): Simon Garfield
• | Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
• | Publication Date: Sep 05, 2013
• | Country of Publication: United Kingdom
• | Number of Pages: 468 pages
• | Language: Unknown
• | Binding: Softback
• | ISBN-10: 1846685109
• | ISBN-13: 9781846685101