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Mapas: Historia Anotada de la CartografÃa (Maps, Annotated)
Hardcover
AtlasesCartographyGeneral World History
Publisher Price: $60.00
Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
Published: May 26 2026
Pages: 480
Weight: 5.05
Height: 1.50 Width: 9.40 Depth: 11.10
Language: Spanish
Descifra los mapas medievales de Mappae Mundi, piérdete en los antiguos mapas estelares chinos, y maravÃllate con los intrincados estudios del fondo del océano y la superficie lunar con este libro de mapas.
Qué hay en su interior?
- Más de 300 mapas con su contexto cultural e histórico.
- Explicaciones fáciles de entender sobre las escalas, las brújulas y los sÃmbolos metereológicos para comprender el lenguaje de los mapas.
- Toda la información sobre las técnicas cartográficas, desde el grabado y la impresión hasta diferentes proyecciones utilizadas a lo largo de la historia.
Lleno de información e imágenes, y organizado cronológicamente, este libro de mapas es una increÃble recopilación de mapas famosos de todo el mundo, acompañados de anotaciones y análisis detallados a través de los descubrirás las fascinantes historias que esconden.
Descubre cómo los navegantes polinesios trazaban sus rutas con palos a través del PacÃfico, qué es una lÃnea de rhumb y dónde se decÃa antiguamente que acechaban los dragones!
El regalo perfecto para los amantes de la geologÃa y la historia.
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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 the last 3,000 years. It explains everything from scales and compasses to meteorological symbols
- Techniques such as engraving, printing, and cartographic projection.
- Entries that place maps in their wider cultural and historical context, providing a complete overview of the subject.
Combining 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.
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