A compelling exploration of the ways that humans have mapped the world throughout history - now in a compact new edition

Map: Exploring the World brings together more than 250 fascinating examples of maps from the birth of cartography to today's cutting-edge digital maps and reflects the many reasons people make maps - to find their way, to assert ownership, to encourage settlement, or to show political power. Carefully chosen by an international panel of experts and arranged to highlight thought-provoking contrasts and similarities, it features maps by the greatest names in cartography and lesser-known creators, as well as rare maps from indigenous cultures around the world.

Author/Editor: John Hessler / Phaidon Editors
Publisher: Phaidon Press
Pages: 352pp
Size: 8.5 x 10 x 1.5
Notes: hardcover, color
Release Date: February 5, 2020
ISBN: 978-1838660642