The agile rabbit book of historical and curious maps

Titel: The agile rabbit book of historical and curious maps = Historische und kuriose Landkarten = Cartes historiques et atypiques
Veröffentlicht: Amsterdam : Pepin Press, 2004
Umfang: 127 S : überw. Kt + CD-ROM (12 cm)
Format: Karte
Sprache: Englisch
Schriftenreihe/
mehrbändiges Werk:
Agile rabbit editions
Schlagworte:
ISBN: 9057680513
Lokale Klassifikation: 1 2 L 201 ; 1 2 E ; 32 2 L 201 ; 4 2 L 201 ; 1 5 A

The Agile Rabbit Book of Historical and Curious Maps contains a collection of amazing and beautifully-made maps that have been chosen for their visual impact and rarity. The selection is of great diversity in appearance and meaning; there are comparative overviews of the length of rivers and the height of mountains, nautical charts, medieval city plans, and maps from pre-historical times. Also included are images of how Europeans perceived the world to look like many centuries ago, highly detailed bird¿s-eye maps from Japan, and archaic, captivating charts made by Native Americans and Australian Aboriginals. Furthermore, there are a number of very extraordinary maps with a double meaning.