A History of the World in 12 Maps

Author: Jerry Brotton
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Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 0670023396

A History of the World in 12 Maps

A fascinating look at twelve mapsAfrom Ancient Greece to Google EarthAand how they changed our world

In this masterful study, historian and cartography expert Jerry Brotton explores a dozen of history's most influential maps, from stone tablet to vibrant computer screen. Download A History of the World in 12 Maps from rapidshare, mediafire, 4shared. Starting with Ptolemy, Afather of modern geography," and ending with satellite cartography, A History of the World in 12 Maps brings maps from classical Greece, Renaissance Europe, and the Islamic and Buddhist worlds to life and reveals their influence on how weAliterallyAlook at our present world.

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