The Mapmakers - Hardcover
A comprehensive history of cartography that traces the adventures, discoveries and feats of technical ingenuity by which man has succeeded in mapping the globe, moon and the planets. Photos.
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‘...Wilford has produced a brisk intelligent history.’ -- New York Times Book Review
‘A winning chronicle of mapmakers over time and space... a variety of adventures and perceptions not so often well described.’ -- Scientific American
‘An engrossing chapter from the human experience.’ -- Los Angeles Times
‘Fascinating...Wilford manages to make everything from the discovery of the longitude to advanced laser-beam technology clear.’ -- Newsweek
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‘A winning chronicle of mapmakers over time and space... a variety of adventures and perceptions not so often well described.’ -- Scientific American
‘An engrossing chapter from the human experience.’ -- Los Angeles Times
‘Fascinating...Wilford manages to make everything from the discovery of the longitude to advanced laser-beam technology clear.’ -- Newsweek
'An engrossing chapter from the human experience.' Los Angeles Times
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- PublisherAlfred a Knopf Inc
- Publication date1981
- ISBN 10 0394461940
- ISBN 13 9780394461946
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages414
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