Map av Phaidon Editors

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<p><strong>A compelling exploration of the ways that humans have mapped the world throughout history</strong></p><p><em>Map, Exploring the World</em> 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.</p><p>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.</p>