How to Draw a Map by Malcolm Swanston, Alex Swanston
English | September 5th, 2019 | ISBN: 0008275793 | 288 pages | EPUB | 37.04 MB
How to Draw a Map is a fascinating meditation on the centuries-old art of map-making, from the first astronomical maps to the sophisticated GPS guides of today. Maps have influenced humanity in many unexpected ways: life, death, sexual reproduction, espionage, war and peace. How to Draw a Map traces the story of mapmaking – cartography – from the first scratchings on the cave wall to the detailed high-tech 'navigator'.