A History of the World in Twelve Maps
Book by Jerry Brotton
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A New York Times Bestseller “Maps allow the armchair traveler to roam the world, the diplomat to argue his points, the ruler to administer his country, the warrior to plan his campaigns and the propagandist to boost his cause… rich and... Google Books
Originally published: 2012
Author: Jerry Brotton
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Jerry Brotton has written an outstanding history of mapping the world. It's a tremendous tour de force ranging from Ancient Babylon and Ptolemy to GPS and ...
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A fascinating look at twelve maps—from Ancient Greece to Google Earth—and how they changed our world. In this masterful study, historian and cartography ...
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Jerry Brotton has written an outstanding history of mapping the world. It's a tremendous tour de force ranging from Ancient Babylon and Ptolemy to GPS and ...
Aug 24, 2012 · Contained within his book are studies of a dozen landmark maps. These range in time from the classical to the contemporary, and in origin from ...
Maps don't mirror the landscape. Instead, they actively transform territory in service to certain interests. Across over 500 pages Jerry Brotton explores ...
Mapmakers do not simply represent the world, they construct it out of the ideas of their age. In this scintillating book, Jerry Brotton examines the ...
Dec 29, 2013 · It's a history of cartography that takes a rather unique approach: instead of providing a straight narrative history, Brotton focuses on twelve ...
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Apr 10, 2017 · Brotton takes twelve historical maps and dissects them to show what they say about the times in which they were created and the people who ...
Beginning with Ptolemy's Geography and ending with the satellite-powered behemoth of Google Earth, Brotton examines a dozen world maps from around the globe and ...
From the author of The Sultan and the Queen, a fascinating look at twelve maps from Ancient Greece to Google Earth and how they changed our world