Great city maps / DK ; senior editor, Sam Atkinson ; contributors, Jeremy Black, general consultant, Andrew Heritage, Andrew Humphreys, Thomas Cussans
Dil: İngilizce Yayıncı: New York, New York : Published in the United States by DK Publishing, 2016Baskı: First American edition, 2016Tanım: 1 atlas (256 pages) : color illustrations, color maps ; 31 cmİçerik türü:- cartographic image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780241238981
- 0241238986
- DK Smithsonian great city maps : a great historical journey through maps, plans, and paintings [Başlık bölümü]
- 23
- Ref/G1028 .G74 2016
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Atlas
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Mehmet Akif Ersoy Merkez Kütüphanesi Referans Bölümü | Reference | G1028 .G74 2016 (Rafa gözat(Aşağıda açılır)) | Ödünç Verilmez | 053445 |
Includes index
Scales differ; (W 180°00ʹ00ʺ--E 180°00ʹ00ʺ/N 84°59ʹ59ʺ--S 85°00ʹ00ʺ).
The earliest city plans -- Ancient cities. Rome ; Jerusalem ; Bianjing (Kaifeng) ; Constantinople (Istanbul) ; Alexandria ; Tenochtitlan and Mexico City -- Medieval trading centers. Stockholm ; London ; Dublin ; Amsterdam ; Ghent ; Marseille ; Frankfurt ; Wrocław ; Lisbon ; Barcelona ; Venice ; Florence -- Imperial capitals. Vienna ; Beijing ; Madrid ; Kyoto ; Berlin ; Seoul ; Prague ; Moscow -- Colonial cities. Sydney ; San Francisco ; Batavia (Jakarta) ; Quebec ; Santo Domingo ; Cape Town -- Ideal cities. Washington ; Cairo ; Paris ; Edinburgh ; St. Petersburg ; Baghdad -- Megacities. Rio de Janeiro ; Shanghai ; New Amsterdam and New York ; Tokyo
A beautifully illustrated history of the world's most celebrated historical city maps, from the hubs of ancient civilization to sprawling modern mega-cities, created in association with the Smithsonian Institution
Great City Maps explores and explains 30 of the world's greatest historical city maps, providing a captivating overview of cartography through the ages. The book's unrivaled reproduction of these fascinating and intricate documents provides graphic close-ups and reveals more than just pure geography--it offers insight into the cultures and beliefs of the great civilizations that gave rise to them. From classical cities like Rome and Jerusalem to modern hubs like New York and Tokyo, the stories behind each map are revealed: why it was created, who it was intended for, and how it was achieved. Profiles of key cartographers, planners, and artists give even further insight into the history of each urban masterpiece
With its genuinely unique and superbly illustrated approach to the most celebrated city maps in history and its lavish textured and foiled jacket, Great City Maps is a beautiful piece to add to any collection and a must-have for all history and geography enthusiasts
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