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The History of Cartography, Volume 2, Book 2: Cartography in the Traditional East and Southeast Asian Societies

By David Woodward , J. B. Harley

Book information

Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Year
1995
ISBN
0-226-31637-8, 9780226316376
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
112 MB (117829034 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
998\962
Time added
2014-02-12 18:00:00

Description

The monumental History of Cartography is an unprecedented survey of the development of cartography both as a science and an art. This essential reference presents the enormous value of maps to societies worldwide and explores the many ways they have been used to depict the earth, sky, and cosmos from ancient times to the present.Volume 2, book 2, considers the cartographic traditions of China, Korea, Japan, Vietnam, Tibet, Burma, Thailand, Laos, Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, and the Philippines, presenting significant new research and interpretation of archaeological, literary, and graphic sources. Richly illustrated with forty color plates and over five hundred black and white illustrations, the book includes a number of rare and elaborate maps, many previously unpublished.

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