Maps & civilization [[electronic resource] ] : cartography in culture and society / / Norman J.W. Thrower |
Autore | Thrower Norman Joseph William |
Edizione | [3rd ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (368 p.) |
Disciplina | 526.09 |
Soggetto topico | Cartography - History |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-282-00501-4
9786612005015 0-226-79975-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- ONE. Introduction: Maps of Preliterate Peoples -- TWO. Maps of Classical Antiquity -- THREE. Early Maps of East and South Asia -- FOUR. Cartography in Europe and Islam in the Middle Ages -- FIVE. The Rediscovery of Ptolemy and Cartography in Renaissance Europe -- SIX. Cartography in the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment -- SEVEN. Diversification and Development in the Nineteenth Century -- EIGHT. Modern Cartography: Official and Quasi-Official Maps -- NINE. Modern Cartography: Private and Institutional Maps -- APPENDIX A. Selected Map Projections -- Appendix B. Short List of Isograms -- Appendix C. Glossary -- Notes -- Illustration Sources -- Selected Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454452503321 |
Thrower Norman Joseph William
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Maps and civilization : cartography in culture and society / / Norman J.W. Thrower |
Autore | Thrower Norman Joseph William |
Edizione | [Third edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (368 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Disciplina | 526.09 |
Soggetto topico | Cartography - History |
Soggetto non controllato | mapmaking, civics, cartographer, cartography, culture, cultural, social studies, communication, history, historical, antiquity, ancient world, modern, contemporary, academic, scholarly, research, illustrated, illustrations, geography, geographical, gis, spatial, asia, south, east, eastern, western, southern, europe, islam, middle ages, renaissance, time period, era, enlightenment, 19th century |
ISBN |
1-282-00501-4
9786612005015 0-226-79975-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- ONE. Introduction: Maps of Preliterate Peoples -- TWO. Maps of Classical Antiquity -- THREE. Early Maps of East and South Asia -- FOUR. Cartography in Europe and Islam in the Middle Ages -- FIVE. The Rediscovery of Ptolemy and Cartography in Renaissance Europe -- SIX. Cartography in the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment -- SEVEN. Diversification and Development in the Nineteenth Century -- EIGHT. Modern Cartography: Official and Quasi-Official Maps -- NINE. Modern Cartography: Private and Institutional Maps -- APPENDIX A. Selected Map Projections -- Appendix B. Short List of Isograms -- Appendix C. Glossary -- Notes -- Illustration Sources -- Selected Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782995003321 |
Thrower Norman Joseph William
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Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2007 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Maps and civilization : cartography in culture and society / / Norman J.W. Thrower |
Autore | Thrower Norman Joseph William |
Edizione | [Third edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (368 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Disciplina | 526.09 |
Soggetto topico | Cartography - History |
Soggetto non controllato | mapmaking, civics, cartographer, cartography, culture, cultural, social studies, communication, history, historical, antiquity, ancient world, modern, contemporary, academic, scholarly, research, illustrated, illustrations, geography, geographical, gis, spatial, asia, south, east, eastern, western, southern, europe, islam, middle ages, renaissance, time period, era, enlightenment, 19th century |
ISBN |
1-282-00501-4
9786612005015 0-226-79975-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- ONE. Introduction: Maps of Preliterate Peoples -- TWO. Maps of Classical Antiquity -- THREE. Early Maps of East and South Asia -- FOUR. Cartography in Europe and Islam in the Middle Ages -- FIVE. The Rediscovery of Ptolemy and Cartography in Renaissance Europe -- SIX. Cartography in the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment -- SEVEN. Diversification and Development in the Nineteenth Century -- EIGHT. Modern Cartography: Official and Quasi-Official Maps -- NINE. Modern Cartography: Private and Institutional Maps -- APPENDIX A. Selected Map Projections -- Appendix B. Short List of Isograms -- Appendix C. Glossary -- Notes -- Illustration Sources -- Selected Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910814087403321 |
Thrower Norman Joseph William
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Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2007 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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