{"product_id":"9781554077816","title":"Mapping the World","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn illustrated history of explorers' maps and the questions they answer.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eMore than the detailed representation of the geographical areas that their makers explored, maps reveal their makers' worldview as well as the myths, beliefs and legends of their times. By patiently creating maps, globes, charts and atlases, humans have sought to understand the universe and our place in it.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMapping the World\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e explores many rare and fascinating mapping artifacts, beginning with the first crude drawings and progressing to the stunning satellite views of today. Many of these examples will be unfamiliar even to serious cartographers and collectors. Thirty essays answer the questions map-makers have asked and reveal the roles their maps played in finding those answers.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eColor reproductions of beautiful maps and charts include:\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Chinese map dated to 1229 that shows the city's bridges, pagodas and gardens\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eA French 15th-century interpretation of the four corners of the Earth\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eA painted silk map of the universe dating from the 1830s\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eA modern \"inverse\" world map from Australia's perspective\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eThe cosmos as imagined in 1750.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003cp\u003eWith 87 maps in all, \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMapping the World\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e will fascinate general readers, map collectors, geographers, cartographers and historians.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Caroline Laffon, Martine Laffon","offers":[{"title":"Firefly Books |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  2009-09-10","offer_id":46011345862911,"sku":"9781554077816","price":24.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_06450b4b-9dbc-426b-9ca4-eba25b452b85.jpg?v=1723052944","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781554077816","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}