Historical & Curious Maps (Agile Rabbit Editions)

Pepin Press

ISBN 10: 9057680513 / ISBN 13: 9789057680519

Published by Pepin Press, 2005

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Historical & Curious Maps (Agile Rabbit Editions)
• Publisher: Pepin Press
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9057680513
• ISBN 13: 9789057680519
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

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 birds-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.