03694nam a2200361Ia 4500 20260803094228.0 251212s2014 xx 000 0 und d A history of the world in 12 maps / Jerry Broton. History of the world in twelve maps Broton, Jerry New York : Penguin Group US, 2014. xix, 521 pages, [48] pages of plates: illustrations (some color), maps (some color) 24 cm Includes index 978-0-14-312602-7 Historical geography Maps. Historical geography CIR 911 B79h 2014 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 HED6230 in English College Library Science: Ptolemy`s `Geography,` c. AD 150 -- Exchange: Al-Idri¯si¯, AD 1154 -- Faith: Hereford `Mappamundi,` c. 1300 -- Empire: Kangnido World Map, 1402 -- Discovery: Martin Waldseemu¨ller, World Map, 1507 -- Globalism: Diogo Ribeiro, World Map, 1529 -- Toleration: Gerard Mercator, World Map, 1569 -- Money: Joan Blaeu, `Atlas maior,` 1662 -- Nation: The Cassini Family, Map of France, 1793 -- Geopolitics: Halford Mackinder, `The Geographical Pivot of History`, 1904 -- Equality: The Peters Projection, 1973 -- Information: Google Earth, 2012 -- The eye of history? "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 expert Jerry Brotton explores a dozen of history`s most influential maps, from stone tablet to vibrant computer screen. Starting with Ptolemy, "father of modern geography," and ending with satellite cartography, A History of the World in 12 Maps brings maps from classical Greece, Renaissance Europe, and the Islamic and Buddhist worlds to life and reveals their influence on how we-literally-look at our present world. As Brotton shows, the long road to our present geographical reality was rife with controversy, manipulation, and special interests trumping science. Through the centuries maps have been wielded to promote any number of imperial, religious, and economic agendas, and have represented the idiosyncratic and uneasy fusion of science and subjectivity. Brotton also conjures the worlds that produced these notable works of cartography and tells the stories of those who created, used, and misused them for their own ends"-- "In this masterful study, historian and cartography expert Jerry Brotton explores a dozen of history`s most influential maps, from stone tablet to vibrant computer screen. Starting with Ptolemy, "father of modern geography," and ending with satellite cartography, A History of the World in 12 Maps brings maps from classical Greece, Renaissance Europe, and the Islamic and Buddhist worlds to life and reveals their influence on how we--literally--look at our present world. As Brotton shows, the long road to our present geographical reality was rife with controversy, manipulation, and special interests trumping science. Through the centuries maps have been wielded to promote any number of imperial, religious, and economic agendas, and have represented the idiosyncratic and uneasy fusion of science and subjectivity. Brotton also conjures the worlds that produced these notable works of cartography and tells the stories of those who created, used, and misused them for their own ends"-- 0 text unmediated volume lcc BK jpascua 2019-09-12 15:34:30 jpascua 2019-09-13 11:24:24 11420 11322 11322 0 0 ddc 0 0 HED HED HED 2025-12-21 CIR 911 B79h 2014 HED6230 2026-06-02 00:00:00 2025-12-21 BK