Cartography, map-making & projections
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Cartography, map-making & projections
paperback. Includes 366 digitally modified maps known as cartograms that depict the areas and countries of the world by their demographic importance on a range of topics, ranging from basic data on population, health, wealth and occupation to how many toys we import and who's eating their vegetables. Num Pages: 416 pages, 382 colour images. BIC Classification: GBC; GBGM; RGC; RGV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 273 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1960.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Thames and Hudson Ltd
- Condition
- New
- Format
- Paperback
- SKU
- 9780500288535
- ISBN
- 9780500288535
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.99€ 20.00
€ 28.99
€ 20.00
Paperback. Treats the period from 1450 to 1650, long considered the most important in the history of European mapping. Presenting histories of mapping in such well-documented regions as Italy and Spain, this volume looks at Renaissance Europe. It also provides essays on the technological, scientific, cultural, and social aspects of cartography. Num Pages: 2272 pages, 80 colour plates, 815 halftones, 150 line drawings, 20 tables. BIC Classification: 3H; 3JB; HBT; RGV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 300 x 240 x 152. Weight in Grams: 8180.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 2272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226907321
- ISBN
- 9780226907321
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 702.84
€ 702.84
Hardcover. Although they are often rendered in forms unfamiliar to Western eyes, maps have existed in most cultures. In this text contributors from a variety of disciplines collaborate to describe and address the significance of traditional cartographies. Series: History of Cartography. Num Pages: 500 pages, 24 colour plates, 267 halftones, 196 line drawings, 5 tables. BIC Classification: PDX; RGV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 307 x 43. Weight in Grams: 2528.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 500
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226907284
- ISBN
- 9780226907284
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 393.51
€ 393.51
Hardcover. The twentieth century is a pivotal period in map history. Geographic information systems radically altered cartographic institutions and reduced the skill required to create maps. This volume features expert contributors who provide both original research, and interpretations of larger trends in cartography. Editor(s): Monmonier, Mark. Num Pages: 1728 pages, 2 books, 805 colour plates, 119 halftones, 242 line drawings, 61 tables. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBTP; RGV; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 309 x 303 x 120. Weight in Grams: 7774.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226534695
- ISBN
- 9780226534695
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 781.28
€ 781.28
Hardcover. * Focuses on an important and newly reinvigorated topic, and one that has growing relevance to many researchers across many social science and humanities disciplines. * The breadth of coverage will uniquely address key topics within the field of mapping. Editor(s): Dodge, Dr. Martin; Perkins, Chris; Kitchen, Rob. Num Pages: 504 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: RGV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 204 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1306.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470742839
- ISBN
- 9780470742839
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.95
€ 161.95
Paperback. Hidden behind velvet curtains above a stairway in a house in London's Piccadilly is an enormous and beautiful hand-coloured map - the first geological map of anywhere in the world. Its maker was a farmer's son named William Smith. Born in 1769 his life was beset by troubles. This title tells his story. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations, facsimiles, maps, glossary, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: BGH; HBTP; RGV; WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140280395
- ISBN
- 9780140280395
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.43
€ 16.99
€ 13.43
Paperback. This work traces the adventures, discoveries and feats of technical ingenuity by which mapmakers, over the centuries, have succeeded in charting first the surface of the globe, then the earth's interior and the ocean floors, and finally the moon and the planets of our solar system. Num Pages: 528 pages, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; RGV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 153 x 39. Weight in Grams: 678.
- Publisher
- Pimlico
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780712668125
- ISBN
- 9780712668125
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 23.58
€ 31.99
€ 23.58
Hardcover. While Marco Polo's writings would go on to inspire the likes of Christopher Columbus, scholars have long debated their veracity. Now, there's new evidence: a collection of fourteen little-known maps and related documents said to have belonged to the family of Marco Polo himself. The author offers an analysis of these artifacts. Num Pages: 176 pages, 13 colour plates, 23 halftones, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; PDX; RGV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226149820
- ISBN
- 9780226149820
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.47
€ 62.47
Paperback. In this new reading of maps and map making, Harley undertakes a surprising journey into the nature of the social and political unconscious. Num Pages: 352 pages, 36, 36 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; JFCX; RGV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801870903
- ISBN
- 9780801870903
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 34.48
€ 34.99
€ 34.48
Hardback. The astonishing story of the maps and atlases throughout history that got it completely wrong Num Pages: 256 pages, Full Colour Throughout. BIC Classification: HBG; RGV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 257 x 29. Weight in Grams: 860.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471159459
- ISBN
- 9781471159459
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 21.64
€ 32.99
€ 21.64
With it you'll finally understand the why of wayfinding. Num Pages: 272 pages, 126, 67 black & white halftones, 59 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: PDZ; RGV; TRLN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421405117
- ISBN
- 9781421405117
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.92
€ 80.92
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; JFS; RGC; RGV; WTH; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Nevada Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874176186
- ISBN
- 9780874176186
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 20.64
€ 24.99
€ 20.64
This series in three volumes considers maps as constructions resulting from a number of successive transformations and stages integrated in a logical reasoning and an order of choices. * Volume 1 introduces the basis of thematic cartography; the map is regarded as a construct due to transformation processes. Num Pages: 1280 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: RGV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 164 x 84. Weight in Grams: 2338.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- ISTE Ltd and John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 1280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848211094
- ISBN
- 9781848211094
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 725.99
€ 725.99
Paperback. "The book is a treasure trove of tidbits describing how the world around us came about. . . . "Things Maps Don't Tell Us" actually communicates a great deal about the things maps can tell us if we care to look carefully underneath the printed symbols."--James E. Young, "Cartographic Perspectives" Num Pages: 174 pages, line drawings throughout. BIC Classification: RGS; RGV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 266 x 165 x 14. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 174
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226488776
- ISBN
- 9780226488776
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.78
€ 48.78
Hardcover. Offering an account of the status of maps and geographical knowledge in the Early Modern world, this work focuses on how early European geographers mapped the territories of the Old World (Africa and South-East Asia). Series: Picturing History. Num Pages: 248 pages, 52 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLH; HBTP; RGR; RGV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- First UK Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861890115
- ISBN
- 9781861890115
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.37
€ 37.37
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719099472
- ISBN
- 9780719099472
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 32.73
€ 32.99
€ 32.73