The Art of the Map
The Art of the Map
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An illustrated history of the golden age of cartography, from the sixteenth through to the nineteenth centuries, that explores not only the embellishments on maps but also what they reveal about the world in which they were created. It includes monsters real and imagined; ships actual and archetypical; and fauna ranging from buffalo to unicorns.
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The Art of the Map by Dennis Reinhartz
This lavishly illustrated history of the golden age of cartography, from the sixteenth through to the nineteenth centuries, explores not only the embellishments on maps but also what they reveal about the world in which they were created. Here there be monsters real and imagined; ships actual and archetypical; newly discovered flora such as corn and tobacco; fauna ranging from buffalo to unicorns; godlike beings and fantasy-like depictions of native peoples. The stunningly rendered images illuminate an entire world.
Dennis Reinhartz is professor emeritus of the University of Texas at Arlington, where he spent 35 five years as a professor of history and Russian. He has edited and contributed chapters to numerous academic books, including Mapping of Empire: Soldier-Engineers on the Southwest Frontier and The Mapping of the American Southwest.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781402765926 |
| ISBN 10 | 1402765924 |
| Title | The Art of the Map |
| Author | Dennis Reinhartz |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Union Square & Co. |
| Year published | 2012-11-06 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |