The Mapmakers' World

Pool of London

product title\nUp to 75% off publishers' prices\n-- \n--   The Mapmakers' World \n\nPublisher: Pool of London\nAuthor: Marjo T Nurminen\nISBN: 9781910860007\nFormat: Hardback\nPages:\n\nFrom medieval Christian mappa mundi to the Mercator projection of Van Keulen\u2019s World Map (1682), this study of how Europeans depicted the world explores the changing purpose of maps, who used them and how they were made over a period of 1,000 years. Marjo Nurminen de-codes the visual metaphors and reveals the cultural information embedded in maps, portolan charts, nautical maps and globes, with commentary on over 200 examples. Slightly off-mint.\nABOUT US\nDELIVERY RETURNS\nPostscript is a long-established mail order company specialising in good quality publishers' overstocks and remainder books at discounts of up to 80% off the published price. We are dedicated to providing you with the best quality, lowest cost products on eBay.\nWe've gone green! We have swapped all of ours