Few people can resist the appeal of old maps and plans. Even in these days of disposable mapping - from satellite navigation to customized road directions at the click of a mouse - the historical map continues to present a unique perspective on our changing world. Here we explore 25 glorious examples. The emphasis is on the story behind the map: what it reveals about its creator and users, from the first explorers to the railway builders. This thought-provoking collection features maps that chart societies as well as land, sea, and skies; maps that have influenced and inspired; and perhaps most revealing of all, maps that misrepresent.
Authors
- Bibliography, etc. Note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Control Number Identifier
- CaOOCEL
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 912.09
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 22
- General Note
- Originally published: Kew [Eng.] : National Archives, 2004 Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- ISBN
- 9781550025620 9781554882243
- LCCN
- GA201
- LCCN Item number
- S56 2005eb
- Modifying agency
- CaBNVSL
- Original cataloging agency
- CaBNVSL
- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (191 p.)
- Published in
- Canada
- Publisher or Distributor Number
- CaOOCEL
- Rights
- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
- System Control Number
- (CaBNVSL)thg00603158 (OCoLC)244770751 (CaOOCEL)410724
- System Details Note
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Transcribing agency
- CaBNVSL
Table of Contents
- Contents 6
- Preface 8
- Acknowledgements 10
- Introduction 12
- 1 The Early Mapmakers 17
- Map According to Ptolemy's Projection 23
- The Peutinger Table 29
- The Psalter 35
- The Pilgrimage Route to Canterbury and Beyond 41
- Chertsey Abbey Lands 47
- 2 The Quest for Riches 51
- The City of Tenochtitlán 57
- The Coastline of West Africa 63
- The Colony of Virginia 69
- The Spice Islands 75
- The East Coast of Australia 81
- 3 Challenging Perceptions 85
- The British Colonies in North America 91
- The Great Trigonometrical Survey of India 97
- Life and Labour of the People in London 103
- The Highways of Empire 109
- London Underground 115
- 4 Winning the Day 119
- The Battle of Culloden 125
- The Battle of Waterloo 131
- The American Civil War 137
- The Battle of Mons 143
- D-Day 149
- 5 Fantasy and Fantastical 153
- Southern England from the Poly Olbion 159
- Leo Belgicus 165
- The Island of California 171
- The Garden of Eden 177
- The Great River of Australia 183
- Exploring Further 188
- Map and Picture Sources 191
