Seeing Through Maps

Seeing Through Maps
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ISBN-10 : 1904456553
ISBN-13 : 9781904456551
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Download or read book Seeing Through Maps written by Denis Wood and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explains the principles behind the Peters' Projection Map and a dozen other unique maps and provocative images. Features over 70 maps and illustrations, including a redrawing of Mercator's original world map (unavailable since the 1950s), Minard's map of Napoleon's march on Moscow and routes of African Slave Trading.


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