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  • Henry IV

    King of France

    Series series Routledge Revivals
    First published in 1984, Henry IV describes and tries to account for Henry’s extraordinary life and reign. The book is accompanied, and the arguments are strengthened by numerous plates and maps.The life of Henry IV of France was not only dramatic, but it also made a profound difference to the shaping of France in the early 17th century. During his reign, the foundations of the ‘grand siècle’ were ... Leer más

    $45.99 USD

  • The Going Was Good

    Memoir of a Transatlantic Life

    The Going Was Good by David Buisseret   Spanning the decades from 1934 to 2016, The Going Was Good: Memoir of a Transatlantic Life follows the life of author David Buisseret from his early childhood to his life in retirement.  Woven within the text, Buisseret recounts many historical events and trends, not only as a historian, but as someone who experienced the many changes and challenges of the ... Leer más

    $40.00 USD

  • The Mapmakers' Quest

    Depicting New Worlds in Renaissance Europe

    In 1400 Europe was behind large parts of the world in its understanding of the use of maps. For instance, the people gf China and of Japan were considerably more advanced in this respect. And yet, by 1600 the Europeans had come to use maps for a huge variety of tasks, and were far ahead of the rest of the world in their appreciation of the power and use of cartography. The Mapmakers' Quest seeks ... Leer más

    $22.99 USD

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  • Map Addict

    The Bestselling Tale of an Obsession

    de Mike Parker ...
    'My name is Mike and I am a map addict. There, it's said…'Mike Parker, presenter of Radio 4’s On the Map, celebrates the richness of all things maps in this fantastic, critically-acclaimed read, completely updated in 2023.On an average day, we will consult some form of map approximately a dozen times, often without even noticing: they are a cipher for every area of human existence. At a stroke, ... Leer más

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  • Map of a Nation

    A Biography of the Ordnance Survey

    de Rachel Hewitt ...
    This "absorbing history of the Ordnance Survey"—the first complete map of the British Isles—"charts the many hurdles map-makers have had to overcome" ( The Guardian, UK).Map of a Nation tells the story of the creation of the Ordnance Survey map, the first complete, accurate, affordable map of the British Isles. The Ordnance Survey is a much beloved British institution, and this is—amazingly—the ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • GIS and Cartographic Modeling

    GIS and Cartographic Modeling is a foundational work in the field of geographic information systems (GIS). An introduction to the concepts, conventions, and capabilities of map algebra as a general language, this book describes the analytical use of raster-based GIS. By focusing on the fundamentals of cartographic modeling techniques, C. Dana Tomlin illustrates concepts that can be applied to any ... Leer más

    $51.99 USD

  • Map Art Lab

    52 Exciting Art Explorations in Map Making, Imagination, and Travel

    Series series Lab
    Explore the world of cartography with this collection of creative map-related projects—for artists of all ages and experience levels.This fun and creative book features fifty-two map-related activities set into weekly exercises, beginning with legends and lines, moving through types and styles, and then creating personalized maps that allow you to journey to new worlds. Authors Jill K. Berry and ... Leer más

    $18.79 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • After the Map

    Cartography, Navigation, and the Transformation of Territory in the Twentieth Century

    For most of the twentieth century, maps were indispensable. They were how governments understood, managed, and defended their territory, and during the two world wars they were produced by the hundreds of millions. Cartographers and journalists predicted the dawning of a "map-minded age," where increasingly state-of-the-art maps would become everyday tools. By the century's end, however, there had ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Medieval Islamic Maps

    An Exploration

    Hundreds of exceptional cartographic images are scattered throughout medieval and early modern Arabic, Persian, and Turkish manuscript collections. The plethora of copies created around the Islamic world over the course of eight centuries testifies to the enduring importance of these medieval visions for the Muslim cartographic imagination. With Medieval Islamic Maps, historian Karen C. Pinto ... Leer más

    $12.39 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Mapping

    Ways of Representing the World

    Series series Insights Into Human Geography
    Illustrates how maps tell us as much about the people and the powers which create them, as about the places they show. Presents historical and contemporary evidence of how the human urge to describe, understand and control the world is presented through the medium of mapping, together with the individual and environmental constraints of the creator of the map. ... Leer más

    $84.99 USD

  • Rome Measured and Imagined

    Early Modern Maps of the Eternal City

    de Jessica Maier ...
    At the turn of the fifteenth century, Rome was in the midst of a dramatic transformation from what the fourteenth-century poet Petrarch had termed a "crumbling city" populated by "broken ruins" into a prosperous Christian capital. Scholars, artists, architects, and engineers fascinated by Rome were spurred to develop new graphic modes for depicting the city—and the genre known as the city portrait ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Understanding Geology Through Maps

    Understanding Geology through Maps guides young professional geologists and students alike in understanding and interpreting the world's dynamic and varying geological landscapes through the liberal use of visual aids including figures, maps, and diagrams. This highly visual reference introduces the skills of interpreting a geological map and relating it to the morphology of the most important ... Leer más

    $62.99 USD