Dear customers, due to a public holiday, customer support is not available today. We will attend to your requests the next business day. Thank you for your understanding.

Check order status

Become part of a community of book lovers from all over the world and get access to a whole bunch of benefits. Create an account for free

Austrian Post 5.49 € DPD courier 3.99 € DPD point 2.99 €

Contact

How to shop

Help

My account

▸ Empty :-(

Dear customers, due to a public holiday, customer support is not available today. We will attend to your requests the next business day. Thank you for your understanding.

Maps, Annotated

Name: Maps, Annotated
Brand: Dorling Kindersley Ltd
SKU: 47286027
Price: 38.89 EUR
Availability: InStock
Author: DK
ISBN: 9780241682845

The World's 300 Greatest Maps Explained

Language

English

Book Hardback

Libristo code: 47286027

Publishers Dorling Kindersley Ltd, October 2025

This glorious guided tour of cartographic history features more than 300 of the most famous and impo... Full description

Libristo code: 47286027

95 b

38.89 € VAT included

In stock at our supplier Shipping in 3-6 days

Delivery to Austria

30-day return policy

Customers also purchased

Lambacher Schweizer Mathematik 10. Allgemeine Ausgabe Christina Drüke-Noe

Sheet

13.39 €

O Teorema da Equival?ncia de Capitais e o Paradoxo do Sistema Financeiro: Matemática Financeira Thais Fernandes de Cunha

Paperback

11.99 €

Arbustos de Europa María Jesús Díaz Orueta

Paperback

7.49 €

Dixit Dominus Jordi/La Capella Reial De Catalunya Savall

Audio CD

27.09 €

Rémember Frank Goldammer

Hardback

10.29 €

Dans les Deserts du Vide: Livre 2 - Renaissance Lydia Valldeperez

Paperback

16.99 €

This glorious guided tour of cartographic history features more than 300 of the most famous and important maps of all time.Immerse yourself in ancient Chinese star charts, decipher medieval Mappae Mundi, and marvel at intricate surveys of the ocean floor and the lunar surface. Discover how Polynesian navigators used sticks to chart their way across the Pacific, what a rhumb line is, and where dragons were once said to lurk.Organized chronologically, the book includes the most celebrated examples of maps spanning more than 5,000 years, explaining everything from scales and compasses to meteorological symbols, and exploring techniques from engraving and printing to cartographic projection. Entries also place the maps in their wider cultural and historical context, providing a complete overview of the subject.Combining stunning reproductions with precise annotation, visual analysis, and pull-out details, Maps, Annotated brings an expertly curated selection of the world’s most celebrated maps right into your home, telling the fascinating stories behind each one.