Publisher's Synopsis
It is easy to forget, with satellite imagery at our fingertips, that the world was not always so completely mapped-out. This charming collection of historical maps, from around the world, looks at their evolution from the beginnings of cartography, when earnest debates at what filled the 'great unknown' challenged the greatest scholars of the day, to the emergence of the modern world view through the cartographic lens. From the fantastical to the factual, these reminders of our gradual understanding of the wider world and the context in which they were developed are beautifully presented in this unmissable volume.
