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A History of the World in Twelve Maps
A History of the World in Twelve Maps

Cartographic evolution reflects historical, ideological shifts.

If you're curious about the crossroads of art, science, and history, "A History of the World in Twelve Maps" could show you a new perspective on maps, beyond mere tools for navigation. Jerry Brotton's book takes you on a journey that reveals each map's ties to the politics and beliefs of its time, stirring a realization that every map is as much a creation of imagination as it is of exploration.

  • PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize Nominee (2013)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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ISBN: 9780141034935
Authors: Jerry Brotton
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Date of Publication: 2013-05-02
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: History, Travel, Science
Related Topics: Reference, History, Ancient History, Historical, World History, Politics
Goodreads rating: 3.76
(rated by 1785 readers)

Description

Throughout history, maps have been fundamental in shaping our view of the world, and our place in it. But far from being purely scientific objects, world maps are unavoidably ideological and subjective, intimately bound up with the systems of power and authority of particular times and places. Mapmakers do not simply represent the world, they construct it out of the ideas of their age.In this scintillating book, Jerry Brotton examines the significance of 12 maps - from the mystical representations of ancient history to the satellite-derived imagery of today. He vividly recreates the environments and circumstances in which each of the maps was made, showing how each conveys a highly individual view of the world - whether the Jerusalem-centred Christian perspective of the 14th century Hereford Mappa Mundi or the Peters projection of the 1970s which aimed to give due weight to 'the third world'.Although the way we map our surroundings is once more changing dramatically, Brotton argues that maps today are no more definitive or objective than they have ever been - but that they continue to make arguments and propositions about the world, and to recreate, shape and mediate our view of it. Readers of this book will never look at a map in quite the same way again.
 

Cartographic evolution reflects historical, ideological shifts.

If you're curious about the crossroads of art, science, and history, "A History of the World in Twelve Maps" could show you a new perspective on maps, beyond mere tools for navigation. Jerry Brotton's book takes you on a journey that reveals each map's ties to the politics and beliefs of its time, stirring a realization that every map is as much a creation of imagination as it is of exploration.

  • PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize Nominee (2013)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.