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In this masterful study, historian and cartography
expert Jerry Brotton explores a
dozen of history’s most influential maps,
from stone tablet to vibrant computer
screen. Starting with Ptolemy, “father of
modern geography,” and ending with satellite
cartography, A History of the World in
12 Maps brings maps from classical Greece,
Renaissance Europe, and the Islamic and
Buddhist worlds to life and reveals their
influence on how we—literally—look at
our present world.
As Brotton shows, the long road to
our present geographical reality was rife
with controversy, manipulation, and special
interests trumping science. Through
the centuries maps have been wielded to
promote any number of imperial, religious,
and economic agendas, and have
represented the idiosyncratic and uneasy
fusion of science and subjectivity. Brotton
also conjures the worlds that produced
these notable works of cartography and
tells the stories of those who created, used,
and misused them for their own ends.
A fascinating look at twelve maps—from
Ancient Greece to Google Earth—and how
they changed our world
A HISTORY OF THE
WORLD IN 12 MAPS
JERRY BROTTON
• The U.K. edition has gone
back to press five times
• Includes 48-page
full-color insert
Also available from Viking:
A History of the World in 100 Objects
978-0-670-02270-0 $45.00
The Civil War in 50 Objects
978-0-670-01463-7 $36.00
JERRY BROTTON is Professor of
Renaissance Studies at Queen
Mary University of London and
a leading expert in the history
of maps and Renaissance
cartography. His most recent
book, The Sale of the Late
King’s Goods: Charles I and
His Art Collection (2006), was
short-listed for the Samuel
Johnson Prize as well as the
Hessell-Tiltman History Prize.
He lives in London.
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History 6 1 ⁄8 x 9 1 ⁄4 544 pp.
2 24-pp. 4/c inserts
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