Great Maps: The World's Masterpieces Explored and Explained

ISBN-13: 9781409345718 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 256 str.

Jerry Brotton

Opis

Why do we put north at the top of maps? Which maps show us the way to heaven, and which show the 'land of no sunshine' or the land of 'people with no bowels'? In 'Great Maps', author and historian Jerry Brotton tells the hidden story behind more than 60 of the most significant maps from around the world, picking out key features, stories, and techniques in rich visual detail to reveal the inner meaning buried within the landscape.

O autorze

Jerry Brotton is Professor of Renaissance Studies at Queen Mary University of London. He is a regular broadcaster and critic as well the author of Renaissance Bazaar: From the Silk Road to Michelangelo, The Sale of the Late King's Goods: Charles I and his Art Collection (shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction and the Hessell-Tiltman History Prize) and the bestselling and award-winning A History of the World in Twelve Maps, which has been translated into twelve languages.