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The mapmakers' world : a cultural history of the European world map / Marjo T. Nurminen ; John Nurminen Foundation ; editor-in-chief, Juha Nurminen ; translation Finnish-English, Owen F. Witesman and Erik Miller.
Author
Nurminen, Marjo T., 1967-
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Uniform title
Maailma piirtyy kartalle.
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Format
Book
Language
English
Published/Created
Oxford ; Havertown, PA : Pool of London Press, 2015.
©2015
Description
345 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color) ; 35 cm
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Firestone Library - Stacks
GA300 .N87 2015q Oversize
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Subject(s)
Cartography
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History
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Cartography
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Europe
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History
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Cartographers
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Cartographers
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Europe
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Early maps
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Discoveries in geography
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History
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Related name
John Nurmisen säätiö
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Editor
Nurminen, Juha
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Library of Congress genre(s)
Early maps
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Summary note
The Mapmakers' World is beautifully illustrated, presenting 300 maps from the world's finest museums, libraries and private collections. The book gives us a perspective on the development of European world maps from the early Middle Ages up until the modern period, i.e. from the 8th century until the end of the 18th century. This work showcases all of the early European world map traditions: medieval world maps (T-O maps, mappa mundis, Beatus maps, etc.), Ptolemy's maps, seafarers' maps (portolan charts, planispheres and nautical charts), printed world maps and globes from the pre-Renaissance through to the Baroque era. Furthermore, it takes its readers through the history of European global discovery and cartographic research, and also brings to life the exciting times when many of these historical maps were first discovered in the 19th century, after centuries of oblivion. The volume includes dedicated features further exploring 100 of the most important cartographic masterpieces from the period. The book is written as a narrative, rather than a catalogue or an encyclopedia, and it takes the reader on the ultimate voyage of discovery.
Notes
"Published in association with the John Nurminen Foundation"--Book jacket.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-333) and index.
Contents
Introduction: maps as images of the world
The medieval world in maps
The world map in transition
Toward new worlds
The world map comes into focus
The world encompassed
Epilogue: science, technology, and exploration in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century maps / Juha Nurminen.
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Map makers' world : a cultural history of the European world map
ISBN
9781910860007
191086000X
LCCN
2016301816
OCLC
936306448
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