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Lost Maps of the Caliphs provides the first general overview of The Book of Curiosities and the unique insight it offers into medieval Islamic thought.

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It traces the adventures, discoveries, and feats of technical ingenuity by which mapmakers, over the centuries, have succeeded in charting first the surface of the globe, then the earth's interior and the ocean floors, and finally the moon and the planets of our solar system.

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Examines the world perceptions of various civilizations and the ways in which maps have been formulated to serve the agenda of cartographers and their patrons. This book also analyses the decline of sovereignty, the spread of globalisation, the reassertion of ethnic identity, and how these trends affect contemporary mapmaking.

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The true story of Gerard Mercator, the greatest map-maker of all time, who was condemned to death as a heretic.

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cholars from science and technology studies, media studies and critical cartography come together in this book to explore different ways of understanding these shifts, and draw attention to temporal aspects of mapping, as against taken-for-granted ideas that maps are spatial things. -- .

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The debut book from the YouTube sensation and all-round cartographical nerds, The Map Men!

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Twenty historical journeys, routes and adventures followed through the maps that made them.

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Many people have a love of maps. But what lies behind the process of map-making Here is an accessible and enlightening guide to the sometimes hidden techniques of map-making through the centuries.

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A spellbinding story with a brilliant concept, set in a world where it's possible to create new places by illustrating them on maps. Perfect for fans of THE BINDING and THE MIDNIGHT LIBRARY.

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A visual history of how mankind has studied the sky throughout history, featuring some of the most stunning images ever created.

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This book explores stories behind maps across history and illuminates how the art of cartography still thrives today.

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The fascinating story of the creation of the Ordnance Survey map, told for the first time by a brilliant young historian.

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An informativeand beautifulexploration of the life and history of a city through its maps.

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Digital practices in social and political landscapes: Why two researchers can look at the same feature and see differentthings.

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In their diverse expressions, maps and the representational processes of mapping have constructed the spaces of modernity since the early Renaissance. This title explores what mapping has meant in the past and how its meanings have altered.

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Shows how contemporary artists re-envision the earth in innovative painterly, sculptural, and architectural ways.

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Shows how contemporary artists re-envision the earth in innovative painterly, sculptural, and architectural ways.

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An accessible, enjoyable, attractive and browsable history of Edinburgh as seen through maps, that will appeal to all those with an interest in Edinburgh and Scottish history.

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A spellbinding story with a brilliant concept, set in a world where it's possible to create new places by illustrating them on maps. Perfect for fans of THE BINDING and THE MIDNIGHT LIBRARY.

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A spellbinding story with a brilliant concept, set in a world where it's possible to create new places by illustrating them on maps. Perfect for fans of THE BINDING and THE MIDNIGHT LIBRARY.

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Drawing on geography, cartography and historical oddities, Mark Ovenden explores what the city looks like from the bottom up. Surprising you with facts and exposing the strange beauty of our underneath realms, Underground Cities teaches us all, just how much goes on beneath our feet.