Great maps /
Jerry Brotton.
- First American edition.
- 256 pages : illustrations, maps (some color) ; 31 cm.
Includes index.
Classical maps 1500 BC-1300 CE -- Discovery and travel 1300-1570 -- New directions and beliefs 1570-1750 -- Thematic maps 1750-1900 -- Modern mapping 1900 to present.
Traces human development and culture through cartography, from early rock carvings to the latest geospatial technology.