Title & Author:

Maps : finding our place in the world / edited by James R. Akerman and Robert W. Karrow, Jr.

Publication:

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2007

Description:

ix, 400 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color) ; 29 cm

Notes:
"Copublished with The Field Museum, in association with The Newberry Library"--Page [ii].
Includes bibliographical references (pages 345-361) and index.
Finding our way / James R. Akerman -- Mapping the world / Denis Cosgrove -- Mapping parts of the world / Matthew H. Edney -- Mapping American history / Susan Schulten -- Visualizing nature and society / Michael Friendly & Gilles Palsky -- Mapping imaginary worlds / Ricardo Padrón -- Consuming maps / Diane Dillon.

Summary:

Introducing readers to a wide range of maps from different time periods and a variety of cultures, this book confirms the vital roles of maps throughout history in commerce, art, literature, and national identity.

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ISBN:

9780226010755 (cloth ; alk. paper)
0226010759 (cloth ; alk. paper)

Subject:

Cartography History.
Maps.
Maps as Topic
Cartes géographiques.
Cartographie Histoire.
Cartography
Karte
Kartografie

Form/genre:

Ausstellung Chicago (Ill.) 2007.
Maps
History
Cartes géographiques.

Added entries:

Akerman, James R., editor, author.
Karrow, Robert W., editor.
Field Museum of Natural History.
Newberry Library.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 254047
Call No.: BIB 183894
Status: Available