Author: Alan G. Hodgkiss
Pages: 120
Cover: Softbound
Dimensions: 4 1/2" x 7"
Item #: BK1016
Price: $15.95
"I am told that there are people who do not care for maps and find it hard to believe. The names, shapes, the courses of rivers...are an inexhaustible fund of interest for any man with eyes..." This book will prove this quote and much more. It is an exciting introduction to the history and many-sided interests of early mapmaking. It begins with a discussion of the contrasting facets of map design and is followed by an outline of the earliest forms of cartography. It then provides an account of early printed maps and concludes with an in-depth at some of the more unusual aspects of mapmaking. Numerous detailed illustrations complement the informative text. This book is sure to both educate and thrill any reader!