Great Maps
Great Maps takes a close look at the history of maps, from ancient maps such as medieval mappae mundi to Google Earth.
Why do we put north at the top of maps? Which maps show us the way to Heaven, and which show the "land of no sunshine" or the land of "people with no bowels"? In Great Maps, author and historian Jerry Brotton tells the hidden story behind more than 60 of the most significant maps ...
Great Maps takes a close look at the history of maps, from ancient maps such as medieval mappae mundi to Google Earth.
Why do we put north at the top of maps? Which maps show us the way to Heaven, and which show the "land of no sunshine" or the land of "people with no bowels"? In Great Maps, author and historian Jerry Brotton tells the hidden story behind more than 60 of the most significant maps ...
