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Rhumb lines and map wars [[electronic resource] ] : a social history of the Mercator projection / / Mark Monmonier
| Rhumb lines and map wars [[electronic resource] ] : a social history of the Mercator projection / / Mark Monmonier |
| Autore | Monmonier Mark S |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, c2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (257 p.) |
| Disciplina | 526/.82 |
| Soggetto topico |
Mercator projection (Cartography)
Cartography - Social aspects Loxodrome Peters projection (Cartography) Navigation |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-282-90461-2
9786612904615 0-226-53432-4 |
| Classificazione | ND 8570 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Bearings straight? an introduction -- Early sailing charts -- Mercator's résumé -- Revealing replicas -- The Wright approach -- Travelers' aide -- Soldiering on -- On track -- Wall maps and worldviews -- Size matters -- Points of view. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910459090203321 |
Monmonier Mark S
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| Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, c2004 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Rhumb lines and map wars : a social history of the Mercator projection / / Mark Monmonier
| Rhumb lines and map wars : a social history of the Mercator projection / / Mark Monmonier |
| Autore | Monmonier Mark S |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chicago : , : University of Chicago Press, , 2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiv, 242 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Disciplina | 526/.82 |
| Soggetto topico |
Mercator projection (Cartography)
Cartography - Social aspects Loxodrome Peters projection (Cartography) Navigation |
| Soggetto non controllato | maps, mapping, mapmaking, society, historical, academic, scholarly, research, illustrated, controversial, controversy, flemish, cartography, cartographer, gerard mercator, legacy, life story, 1500s, earth, flat, round, mariner, sea, seafaring, sailor, direction, compass, 19th, century, atlas, geopolitical, propaganda, colonialism, colonial, criticism, innovation |
| ISBN |
1-282-90461-2
9786612904615 0-226-53432-4 |
| Classificazione | ND 8570 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Bearings straight? an introduction -- Early sailing charts -- Mercator's résumé -- Revealing replicas -- The Wright approach -- Travelers' aide -- Soldiering on -- On track -- Wall maps and worldviews -- Size matters -- Points of view. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910785454203321 |
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Monmonier Mark S
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| Chicago : , : University of Chicago Press, , 2004 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Rhumb lines and map wars : a social history of the Mercator projection / / Mark Monmonier
| Rhumb lines and map wars : a social history of the Mercator projection / / Mark Monmonier |
| Autore | Monmonier Mark S |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chicago : , : University of Chicago Press, , 2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiv, 242 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Disciplina | 526/.82 |
| Soggetto topico |
Mercator projection (Cartography)
Cartography - Social aspects Loxodrome Peters projection (Cartography) Navigation |
| ISBN |
9786612904615
9781282904613 1282904612 9780226534329 0226534324 |
| Classificazione | ND 8570 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Bearings straight? an introduction -- Early sailing charts -- Mercator's résumé -- Revealing replicas -- The Wright approach -- Travelers' aide -- Soldiering on -- On track -- Wall maps and worldviews -- Size matters -- Points of view. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910958402303321 |
|
Monmonier Mark S
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| Chicago : , : University of Chicago Press, , 2004 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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