The first general history of Korea as seen through maps, "Korea: A Cartographic History "provides a beautifully illustrated introduction to how Korea was and is represented cartographically. John Rennie Short, one of today s most prolific and well-respected geographers, encapsulates six hundred years of maps made by Koreans and non-Koreans alike.Largely chronological in its organization, "Korea" begins by examining the differing cartographic traditions prevalent in the early Joseon period in Korea roughly 1400 to 1600 and its temporal equivalent in early modern Europe. As one of the...