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The Mapmakers: Revised Edition (Vintage)
by John Noble Wilford
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About This Book
ISBN13: 9780375708503 |
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Synopses & Reviews
Publisher Comments:
In his classic text, two-time Pulitzer Prize--winner John Noble Wilford recounts the history of cartography from antiquity to the space age. With this revised edition, Wilford brings the story up to the present day, as he shows the impact of new technologies that make it possible for cartographers to go where no one has been before, from the deepest reaches of the universe (where astronomers are mapping time as well as space) to the inside of the human brain. These modern-day mapmakers join the many earlier adventurers-including ancient Greek stargazers, Renaissance seafarers, and the explorers who mapped the American West-whose exploits shape this dramatic story of human inventiveness and limitless curiosity."
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Review:
“A fluent, entertaining tale, and an inspiring one; Wilford is dealing with humanity at its best.”The Nation
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“Much like a good map, [The Mapmakers] could inspire wanderlust, both real and intellectual.”San Jose Mercury News
About the Author
John Noble Wilford is a science correspondent for The New York Times. He lives in New York.
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Product Details
- ISBN:
- 9780375708503
- Subtitle:
- Revised Edition
- Author:
- Publisher:
- Vintage Books USA
- Subject:
- History
- Subject:
- Civilization
- Subject:
- Cartography
- Copyright:
- 2001
- Edition Description:
- Revised
- Series:
- Vintage
- Publication Date:
- December 2001
- Binding:
- Paperback
- Language:
- English
- Illustrations:
- Y
- Pages:
- 528
- Dimensions:
- 8.04x5.22x1.13 in. 1.02 lbs.
