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Maps and Civilization
Cartography in Culture and Society, Third Edition
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About this book
In this concise introduction to the history of cartography, Norman J. W. Thrower charts the intimate links between maps and history from antiquity to the present day. A wealth of illustrations, including the oldest known map and contemporary examples made using Geographical Information Systems (GIS), illuminate the many ways in which various human cultures have interpreted spatial relationships.
The third edition of Maps and Civilization incorporates numerous revisions, features new material throughout the book, and includes a new alphabetized bibliography.
Praise for previous editions of Maps and Civilization:
"A marvelous compendium of map lore. Anyone truly interested in the development of cartography will want to have his or her own copy to annotate, underline, and index for handy referencing."—L. M. Sebert, Geomatica
The third edition of Maps and Civilization incorporates numerous revisions, features new material throughout the book, and includes a new alphabetized bibliography.
Praise for previous editions of Maps and Civilization:
"A marvelous compendium of map lore. Anyone truly interested in the development of cartography will want to have his or her own copy to annotate, underline, and index for handy referencing."—L. M. Sebert, Geomatica
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Index
Numbers in boldface refer to pages with illustrations.
Aargau (Swiss Canton), 150
Abacus, 227
Aborigines, Australian, 9
Académie Royale des Sciences, 92, 105, 106, 111, 116
Acapulco, 107
Accademia Cosmografia degli Argnauti, 123
Adams, John, 94
Admiralty, British, 172
Advertising, 217
Aegean Islands, 48
Aerial (air) photography, 160, 163, 173, 174, 177, 182, 194; vertical, 173, 175, 186, 199, 210, 229
Aerial platform, 163
Aerial surveys, 173. See also Photogrammetry
Afghanistan, 36, 37, 38
Africa, 19, 23, 24, 42, 56, 75, 85, 110, 153, 154; coast of, 64; eastern, 33, 64; interior, 155; northern, 25, 39, 48, 55, 56, 77, 209; southern, 56, 60, 64, 65; western, 63, 65, 66
African Association, 154
Agnese, Battista, 76
Agra-Akbarabad, 36
Agriculture, 183, 192, 193, 203, 232
Agrippa, Marcus Vipsanius, 24, 25, 26, 30
Airbrush, 177
Aircraft, 163, 169, 173
Airlines, 205
Airplane, 160, 163, 168, 171, 173, 205; reconnaissance, 163
Airports, 187, 205
Air travel, 245
Airy, Sir George B., 159
Ajmer, 36
Albemarle Sound, 120
Albers, Heinrich C., 159
Albert I, prince of Monaco, 172
Alexander the Great, 19, 27
Alexandria, 20, 21, 23, 24
Algarve, 63
Alhazen (Abū ‘Alī al-Hasan), 162
Alleys, 192
Alpha, Tau Rho, 226
Alps, 58, 72, 154, 199, 212
Alta California, 155
Altitude, 114, 129, 163, 205; diagrams, 130; measurement of, 30; tints, 114, 129, 194; zones, 129
Amalfi, 51
Amazon River, 129
America, 63, 65, 71, 73, 76, 85, 116, 117, 123, 129, 133, 144, 155, 160, 163, 164, 220; Anglo-, 117; Colonial, 117; discovery of, 6...
Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication Page
- Contents
- Preface
- One - Introduction: Maps of Preliterate Peoples
- Two - Maps of Classical Antiquity
- Three - Early Maps of East and South Asia
- Four - Cartography in Europe and Islam in the Middle Ages
- Five - The Rediscovery of Ptolemy and Cartography in Renaissance Europe
- Six - Cartography in the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment
- Seven - Diversification and Development in the Nineteenth Century
- Eight - Modern Cartography: Official and Quasi-Official Maps
- Nine - Modern Cartography: Private and Institutional Maps
- Appendix A - Selected Map Projections
- Appendix B - Short List of Isograms
- Appendix C - Glossary
- Notes
- Illustration Sources
- Bibliography
- Index