The Mapmaker's Art: An Illustrated History of Cartography by John Goss
The Mapmaker's Art: An Illustrated History of Cartography

John Goss

The Mapmaker's Art: An Illustrated History of Cartography

John Goss

376 pages first pub 1993 (editions)

nonfiction history informative lighthearted medium-paced
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By taking a historical perspective, Goss is able to show how such important cartographers as Ptolemy, Mercator, Ortelius, and Jefferys artistically reflected the geographical learning of their own times, how the advent of printing increased the av...

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