The Oxford map companion one hundred sources in world history
Bringing together a rich and diverse collection of 100 historical maps from the Paleolithic to the present, The Oxford Map Companion: One Hundred Sources in World History illustrates how peoples and cultures throughout the human past have imagined their worlds.
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| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | Bringing together a rich and diverse collection of 100 historical maps from the Paleolithic to the present, The Oxford Map Companion: One Hundred Sources in World History illustrates how peoples and cultures throughout the human past have imagined their worlds. |
| Physical Description: | 1 atlas (xxv, 248 pages) : color illustrations, color maps ; 20 x 26 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
[2014]
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| ISBN: | 9780199765638 0199765634 |
Table of Contents:
- Mapping the Skies: Prehistory
- 1515 CE
- Roads, Rivers, and Routes: 3000 BCE to 1300 CE
- Mapping the World 600 BCE
- c. 1450 CE
- An Expanding World, 1300 CE
- 1570 CE
- Worlds Colliding, c. 1550
- c. 1800 CE
- Land Surveys, c. 800
- 1800 CE
- Mapping the Natural World, 1800
- 2000
- Empires, Wars, and Decolonization, 1884
- 1999
- Mapping Transport and Communication Networks, 1884
- 2006.