About this Item
Pp: xi + 414. Titles: frt. & sp. Illust. w/ b/w facsimile docs., prints & photos. Some shelfwear to the wrps. Wrp. edges have protective transparent taping. Usual handling wear. Age-toned interior leaves are clean and tight. "The story of the great pioneers in cartography from antiquity to the space age." Includes bibliographical notes & index. Seller Inventory # 007403
Bibliographic Details
Title: The Mapmakers
Publisher: Vintage Books, New York
Publication Date: 1982
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Fair
Dust Jacket Condition: No DJ
About this title
In this vigorous history of maps and their creators, New York Times science writer John Noble Wilford recounts the accomplishments of dozens of cartographers from many cultures and times, among them Gerardus Mercator, Francis Beaufort, Charles Mason, and Jean Fernel. Ranging from ancient Chinese scrolls to the latest satellite images of distant planets, he renders a history full of "heroics and everyday routine, of personal and national rivalries, of influential mistakes and brilliant insights." He also reviews key scientific and technological advances that have accompanied the rise of modern maps, among them the development of fractal geometry, geosynchronous displays, remote sensing, and ever more accurate surveying instruments and techniques. --Gregory McNamee
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