New Worlds: Maps from the Age of Discovery - Ashley Baynton-Williams, Miles Baynton-Williams
Oblast: Stare mape, gravire, atlasi
Artikal: 9328 : Tezina: 3.6 kg
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Izdavač: Quercus Books
Autor: Grupa autora
Opis: London 2006, tvrdi povez sa omotom, format: 43.8 x 35.6 cm, stanje: odlicno, str. 224, kolor reprodukcije preko celih strana (vidi slike), jezik: engleski
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Take a journey into the past, to a world where exotic beasts and even
stranger locals stalk cartographic voids, where sea monsters and
floating islands lurk beyond uncertain shores, where the borders between
myth and reality are blurred. Here, gathered from five centuries of
exploration, are over 200 maps of oceans and continents, mountains and
forests, cities and shires. Presented in chronological order, these maps
record the adventures and discoveries - not to mention fantasies and
outright lies - of explorers, merchants and travelers. Taken together,
they chart our discovery of the world as science, legend, politics and
art are blended together by the cartographer's craft. Presenting an
illustrated history of the Age of Discovery, New Worlds displays our
finest maps and tells the stories of the explorers, rulers, scientists,
artists and charlatans who created them.