Mapping Antarctica : A Five Hundred Year Record of Discovery / / by Robert Clancy, John Manning, Henk Brolsma

• Autore: Clancy Robert
• Pubblicazione: Dordrecht : , : Springer Netherlands : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014
• Edizione: 1st ed. 2014.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (340 p.)
• Disciplina: 919.89
• Soggetto topico: Nature; Environment; Geographical information systems; Climate change; Historical geology; Popular Science in Nature and Environment; Geographical Information Systems/Cartography; Climate Change; Historical Geology
• Soggetto geografico: Antarctica Maps History; Antarctica Maps; Antarctica Discovery and exploration
• Classificazione: RY 70217; ZI 9790
• Persona (resp. second.): ManningJohn; BrolsmaHenk
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction -- The Concept: From Ptolemy to Cook -- Arctic and Antarctic regions are not Poles apart -- The Reality: Cook to the International Geographical Congress -- The Heroic Age: Heroes, Legends and Land -- Wings over the Continent: From Wilkins to War -- A Second World War and a New Order of Business -- Antarctica Comes of Age: Windows of the World (1960–2000) -- Post–2000: A new concept of mapping -- Tourism: A different explorer.
• Sommario/riassunto: Everyone likes maps and maps are always used to illustrate the many books on the Antarctic. Here the focus is reversed with contemporary maps telling the story – one that should be attractive to the widest audience as it is a unique approach complimenting what has gone before and providing something different for all interested in Antarctica.
• Titolo autorizzato: Mapping Antarctica
• ISBN: 94-007-4321-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910298388403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Springer Praxis Books