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.

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Nurminen, Marjo T., 1967- [Browse]
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English
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  • Oxford ; Havertown, PA : Pool of London Press, 2015.
  • ©2015
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345 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color) ; 35 cm

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    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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