Mapmakers
Wilford, John Noble
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Quantity: 1From BISON BOOKS - ABAC/ILAB, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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Quantity: 1About this Item
pp. xi, 414. 8vo. Black and white illustrations. Moderate general shelfwear, creasing to front cover, dampstain to edge of textblock; good+. Seller Inventory # 073856
Bibliographic Details
Title: Mapmakers
Publisher: Vintage Books, New York
Publication Date: 1982
Binding: Paperback
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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