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Language: English
Published by Alfred A. Knopf, 2000
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- Title
- The Mapmakers, Revised Edition
- Author
- Wilford, John Noble
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Publication year
- 2000
- Condition
- very_good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0375409297
- ISBN 13
- 9780375409295
A revised edition of the classic history of cartography spans the period of time from when maps were first made on clay tablets, to the Space Age, when satellites map the universe, and examines the technical ingenuity by which mapmakers charted the surfce of the planet, Earth's interior and the ocean floors, and the moons and planets of the solar system. 15,000 first printing.
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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
‘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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