Author: Joan Blaeu
Publisher:
ISBN: 9783836538039
Category : Atlases
Languages : en
Pages : 512
Book Description
Superlatives flounder in the face of Joan Blaeu's Atlas Maior, one of the most extravagant feats in the history of mapmaking. This stunning edition is based on the Austrian National Library's complete colored and gold-heightened copy and reprints its 594 maps covering all then-known continents to the highest reproduction standard, rendering...
Atlas Maior of 1665
Author: Joan Blaeu
Publisher:
ISBN: 9783836538039
Category : Atlases
Languages : en
Pages : 512
Book Description
Superlatives flounder in the face of Joan Blaeu's Atlas Maior, one of the most extravagant feats in the history of mapmaking. This stunning edition is based on the Austrian National Library's complete colored and gold-heightened copy and reprints its 594 maps covering all then-known continents to the highest reproduction standard, rendering...
Publisher:
ISBN: 9783836538039
Category : Atlases
Languages : en
Pages : 512
Book Description
Superlatives flounder in the face of Joan Blaeu's Atlas Maior, one of the most extravagant feats in the history of mapmaking. This stunning edition is based on the Austrian National Library's complete colored and gold-heightened copy and reprints its 594 maps covering all then-known continents to the highest reproduction standard, rendering...
Joan Blaeu, Atlas Maior of 1665
Author: Joan Blaeu
Publisher:
ISBN: 9783822851050
Category : Atlases
Languages : de
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9783822851050
Category : Atlases
Languages : de
Pages : 0
Book Description
Locations of Knowledge in Dutch Contexts
Author:
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004264884
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Locations of Knowledge in Dutch Contexts examines how places give shape to scientific knowledge production. Contributors to this volume use four hundred years of Dutch history as laboratory to contribute to spatialized understanding of the history of knowledge.
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004264884
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Locations of Knowledge in Dutch Contexts examines how places give shape to scientific knowledge production. Contributors to this volume use four hundred years of Dutch history as laboratory to contribute to spatialized understanding of the history of knowledge.
Atlas Maior of 1665
Author: Joan Blaeu
Publisher:
ISBN: 9783836524117
Category : Atlases
Languages : de
Pages : 0
Book Description
The finest and most comprehensive baroque atlas was Joan Blaeu's exceptional "Atlas Maior," completed in 1665. This reprint is made from the National Library of Vienna's complete, colored, gold-heightened copy, thus assuring the best possible detail and quality.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9783836524117
Category : Atlases
Languages : de
Pages : 0
Book Description
The finest and most comprehensive baroque atlas was Joan Blaeu's exceptional "Atlas Maior," completed in 1665. This reprint is made from the National Library of Vienna's complete, colored, gold-heightened copy, thus assuring the best possible detail and quality.
Great Maps
Author: Jerry Brotton
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1465435611
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
The whole world is mapped out for your viewing pleasure in this captivating compendium, ranging from past to present through diverse themes of transport and technology to discoveries and development. Covering the classical maps of the ancient world and traveling through time to reach Google Earth in the 21st century, this unprecedented history of more than 60 maps opens up our planet as never before. Great Maps showcases early Medieval maps like including mappae mundi; iconic transport maps such as the London Underground; important travel maps including Dr. Livingstone's version of Africa; maps of natural wonders such as the ocean floor; and momentous moments including the marks on the Moon left by the lunar landings. There are maps that show the way to heaven, depict lands with no sunshine, and the mysterious home of "the people with no bowels" on this mind-blowing journey. Much more than just geographical data, maps are an accurate reflection of the culture and context of different time frames in history. British historian Jerry Brotton tells the amazing secret stories behind many of the most significant maps ever unearthed, revealing key features and innovative techniques in incredible detail. The unique insight into how mapmakers have expressed their world views results in this treasured book that makes a welcome addition to any bookshelf or home library.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1465435611
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
The whole world is mapped out for your viewing pleasure in this captivating compendium, ranging from past to present through diverse themes of transport and technology to discoveries and development. Covering the classical maps of the ancient world and traveling through time to reach Google Earth in the 21st century, this unprecedented history of more than 60 maps opens up our planet as never before. Great Maps showcases early Medieval maps like including mappae mundi; iconic transport maps such as the London Underground; important travel maps including Dr. Livingstone's version of Africa; maps of natural wonders such as the ocean floor; and momentous moments including the marks on the Moon left by the lunar landings. There are maps that show the way to heaven, depict lands with no sunshine, and the mysterious home of "the people with no bowels" on this mind-blowing journey. Much more than just geographical data, maps are an accurate reflection of the culture and context of different time frames in history. British historian Jerry Brotton tells the amazing secret stories behind many of the most significant maps ever unearthed, revealing key features and innovative techniques in incredible detail. The unique insight into how mapmakers have expressed their world views results in this treasured book that makes a welcome addition to any bookshelf or home library.
Novus atlas Sinensis
Author: Martino Martini
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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Gallia
Author: Joan Blaeu
Publisher:
ISBN: 9783822851050
Category :
Languages : un
Pages : 207
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9783822851050
Category :
Languages : un
Pages : 207
Book Description
The Dutch Overseas Empire, 1600–1800
Author: Pieter C. Emmer
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108428371
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 481
Book Description
This pioneering history of the Dutch Empire provides a new comprehensive overview of Dutch colonial expansion from a comparative and global perspective. It also offers a fascinating window into the early modern societies of Asia, Africa and the Americas through their interactions.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108428371
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 481
Book Description
This pioneering history of the Dutch Empire provides a new comprehensive overview of Dutch colonial expansion from a comparative and global perspective. It also offers a fascinating window into the early modern societies of Asia, Africa and the Americas through their interactions.
Theodore de Bry. America
Author: Michiel Groesen
Publisher: Taschen
ISBN: 9783836552097
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
When the New World was really new, Theodore de Bry drew inspiration from some of history's greatest explorers to record its wonders. From Virginia and Florida to Brazil, his work captivated the European imagination with visions of freshly discovered landscapes, customs, and peoples. This reproduction brings together his finest engravings of...
Publisher: Taschen
ISBN: 9783836552097
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
When the New World was really new, Theodore de Bry drew inspiration from some of history's greatest explorers to record its wonders. From Virginia and Florida to Brazil, his work captivated the European imagination with visions of freshly discovered landscapes, customs, and peoples. This reproduction brings together his finest engravings of...
Atlas Maior of 1665
Author: Joan Blaeu
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : de
Pages :
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : de
Pages :
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