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The Map Book (Hardcover)

by Peter Barber (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 360 pages
  • Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson (13 Oct 2005)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0297843729
  • ISBN-13: 978-0297843726
  • Product Dimensions: 29.2 x 25.6 x 3.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 67,132 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'offers a cultural insight that cannot be recommended too highly.' (Andro Linklater The Spectator )

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48 of 48 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful History of Maps, 24 Jan 2006
By M. R. N. Shackelford "mark shackelford" (Worthing, UK) - See all my reviews
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This is a beautifully produced book - with large pages displaying the example maps in excellent resolution.
The author takes a historical trip from the very earliest maps, scratched on whatever came to hand, up to the latest satellite images of the earth - which are more photograph than map.
The book also follows the story of human civilisation, and explains how maps have been pivotal in many phases of history - for explorers, the military, planners etc.
My only gripe is that the text provided for each map is limited to one (facing) page - which limits the potential for detail.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book, 17 Nov 2007
By Mr AI "aideveloper" (UK) - See all my reviews
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This is a wonderful book that has lasted on our coffee table for longer than most!

The book steps through history from the earliest maps to the latest digital offerings. Each page has a full size extract from the map in question and a facing page that gives background and often a small thumbnail of the context or some detail of the whole. The pages are arranged and cross-referenced in date order. Some of the more striking maps have additional double page spreads, and there are two-page commentaries on tangental topics from time to time.

The text is fascinating and brings lots of world history that I kind-of new about into a new context: the gradually expanding knowledge of the world. Seeing how california went from island to peninsula, how the fabled southern continent appears and disappears, how sea-monsters gradually die out, who spain, the netherlands or the UK is at war with, and so on.

I suspect this isn't a book that will teach map-fans much (but is so beautiful to own nontheless), but for those with a casual interest I think it is a complete gem.
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21 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars History of the influence of maps, not of maps, 8 Mar 2006
Beautifully produced book which concentrates on the political and social history of maps rather than the details of mapping and cartography.
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