The art of the map : an illustrated history of map elements and embellishments / Dennis Reinhartz ; foreword by John Noble Wilford

An illustrated history of cartography from the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries. It examines map embellishments, such as mythological creatures and exotic flora, to analyse contemporary worldviews and geographic understanding.

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