The Story of Maps

Early map making was characterized by secrecy. Maps were precious documents, drawn by astrologers and travelers, worn out through use or purposely destroyed. Just as men first mapped the earth indirectly, via the sun and stars, so must the history of maps be approached circuitously, through chronicles, astronomy, Strabo and Ptolemy, seamanship, commerce, politics.

Softcover. English. Dover. 1979. ISBN: 0486238733. 397pp with 86 illus. Good condition in softcover. Book No: 49238