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A Is for Atlas

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A sumptuous, lavishly illustrated celebration of cartography, featuring charts, maps, globes and atlases. The map collections at the National Maritime Museum comprise about 40,000 maps, charts, globes and atlases, covering a time period from the thirteenth century to the present day. Curator of Cartography Megan Barford explores the variety of stories that are hidden within the collection, including the materials, techniques, makers, users, genres and features, to understand more about the different worlds in which maps were produced and consumed.

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A sumptuous, lavishly illustrated celebration ofcartography, featuring charts, maps, globes andatlases.The map collections at the National Maritime Museumcomprise about 40,000 maps, charts, globes andatlases, covering a time period from the thirteenthcentury to the present day. Curator of CartographyMegan Barford explores the variety of stories that arehidden within the collection, including the materials,techniques, makers, users, genres and features, tounderstand more about the different worlds in whichmaps were produced and consumed. From imperialrule to labour solidarity, and from sumptuous displayto scrap paper, A is for Atlas presents the mapcollections of National Maritime Museum as they havenever been seen before.

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Weight 1.55 kg
Dimensions 26.7 × 22.2 × 3.4 cm
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Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Hardback

Pages

224

Language

English

Edition
Dewey

912.07442162 (edition:23)

Readership

College – higher education / Code: F