Landmarks of Mapmaking: An Illustrated Survey of Maps and Mapmakers

This spectacular survey of maps and their creators spans more than 2,000 years, from the primitive palm fiber sea charts fashioned by the Marshall Islanders, to our modern statistical maps. As the story unfolds, we see how much we owe the cartographers of previous ages who painstakingly assembled the puzzle of the earth’s shape, bit by bit. Their maps are included here – maps that stand as works of art in their own right.

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