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Atlas of Atlases
Exploring the most important atlases in history and the cartographers who made them
Series: Liber Historica
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This beautiful book is a lavishly illustrated look at the most important atlases in history and the cartographers who made them. Atlases are books that changed the course of history. Pored over by rulers, explorers and adventurers, these books were used to build empires, wage wars, encourage diplomacy and nurture trade.
Written by Philip Parker, an authority on the history of maps, Atlas of Atlases brings these fascinating artefacts to life, offering a unique, lavishly illustrated guide to the history of these incredible books and the cartographers behind them. All key cartographic works from the last half-millennium are covered, including:
- The Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, considered the world's first atlas and produced in 1570 by the Dutch geographer Abraham Ortelius.
- The 17th-century Klencke - one of the world's largest books that requires six people to carry it.
- The Rand McNally Atlas of 1881, still in print today, a book that turned its makers, William H. Rand and Andrew McNally, into cartographic royalty.
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Book Details
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ISBN: 9780711268050
Publisher: Quarto Publishing PLC
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 20 September 2022
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Ivy Press
Illustration: 200+ color illustrations
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 235.0mm
Height: 196.0mm
Weight: 700g
Pages: 272
About the Author
Philip Parker is a writer, consultant and publisher specializing in ancient and medieval political and military systems. He studied history at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, and is the author of A History of Britain in Maps (2016), the DK Eyewitness Companion Guide to World History (2010) and many more.
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