DK - 地图系列第二弹 - 伟大的地图 Great Maps

Title: Great Maps
Author(s): JERRY BROTTON
Publisher: DK ADULT
Year: 2014
ISBN: 1465424636,9781465424631
The world's finest maps explored andexplained.
From Ptolemy's world map to the Hereford'sMappa Mundi, through Mercator's map of the world to the latest maps of the Moonand Google Earth, Great Maps provides a fascinating overview of cartographythrough the ages.
Revealing the stories behind 55 historicalmaps by analyzing graphic close-ups, Great Maps also profiles key cartographersand explorers to look why each map was commissioned, who it was for and howthey influenced navigation, propaganda, power, art, and politics