Historical maps and atlases Books
Alan Godfrey Maps Govan 1894: Lanarkshire Sheet 06.09a
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£5.69
Alan Godfrey Maps Leeds (NW) 1889: Yorkshire Sheet 218.01
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£6.77
Alan Godfrey Maps Ancoats 1849: Manchester Large Scale Sheet 30
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£5.69
Alan Godfrey Maps Hull (West) 1890: Yorkshire Sheet 240.02
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£6.05
Alan Godfrey Maps Central Glasgow 1893: Lanarkshire Sheet 6.10a
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£5.69
Alan Godfrey Maps Leeds SW: Holbeck & New Wortley 1888: Yorkshire
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£6.05
Alan Godfrey Maps Manchester SW 1916: Lancashire Sheet 104.10b
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£5.69
Alan Godfrey Maps Leeds (SE) 1890: Yorkshire Sheet 218.06
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£6.56
Alan Godfrey Maps Middlesbrough (North) 1893: Yorkshire Sheet 6.10a
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£6.77
Alan Godfrey Maps Central Middlesbrough 1892: Yorkshire Sheet 6.14a
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£6.77
Alan Godfrey Maps Toxteth (Mill Street) 1847: Liverpool Large Scale
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£5.69
Alan Godfrey Maps Wakefield (West) 1905: Yorkshire Sheet 248.06
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£5.69
Alan Godfrey Maps Edgbaston 1887: Warwickshire Sheet 13.12a
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£6.05
Alan Godfrey Maps Birmingham (South) 1888: Warwickshire Sheet
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£5.69
Alan Godfrey Maps Leigh (South) 1892: Lancashire Sheet 102.07a
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£5.35
Alan Godfrey Maps Hart Common & Dobb Brow 1907: Lancashire Sheet
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£5.07
Alan Godfrey Maps Huyton 1906: Lancashire Sheet 107.10
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£5.69
Alan Godfrey Maps Hunslet 1890: Yorkshire Sheet 218.10
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£5.69
Alan Godfrey Maps Childwall & Court Hey 1906: Lancashire Sheet
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£5.69
Alan Godfrey Maps Macclesfield (South) 1897: Cheshire Sheet 36.12
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£5.69
Alan Godfrey Maps Bradford (Odsal & Low Moor) 1905: Yorkshire Sheet
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£5.07
Alan Godfrey Maps Swansea (North) 1897: Glamorgan Sheet 24.01
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£5.69
Alan Godfrey Maps Sedgley (SE) & West Coseley 1938: Staffordshire
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£5.07
Alan Godfrey Maps Liverpool (North) 1890: Lancashire Sheet 106.10A:
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£6.05
The Gresham Publishing Co. Ltd The Clans and Tartans Map of Scotland (folded): A
Book SynopsisA brand new clan map of Scotland with over 150 clans from Waverley Books. And on the back, illustrated in colour: Sir Walter Scott's role in the tartan revival; clan badges, crests, and mottoes; how to wear a belted plaid or "the great kilt"; what a clan really is and how the clan system worked; the origins of tartan; the natural vegetable and plant dyes used in tartan pre-1800; the purpose of `universal tartans'; what women's traditional dress looked like - the arisaid; associated clans of nearly 200 family names, or septs, plus the jargon of tartan - a glossary showing `weathered', `reproduction', `ancient', `modern', `dress', `hunting' and much more.
£7.99
The Gresham Publishing Co. Ltd The Clans and Maps of Scotland Map (rolled in a
Book SynopsisA brand new clan map of Scotland with over 150 clans from Waverley Books. And on the back, illustrated in colour: Sir Walter Scott's role in the tartan revival; clan badges, crests, and mottoes; how to wear a belted plaid or "the great kilt"; what a clan really is and how the clan system worked; the origins of tartan; the natural vegetable and plant dyes used in tartan pre-1800; the purpose of `universal tartans'; what women's traditional dress looked like - the arisaid; associated clans of nearly 200 family names, or septs, plus the jargon of tartan - a glossary showing `weathered', `reproduction', `ancient', `modern', `dress', `hunting' and much more.
£9.99
Batsford Ltd Victorian Maps of England: The county and city
Book SynopsisThe most beautiful Victorian maps of England's counties and cities – in large format – by one of Britain's great cartographer's Thomas Moule. Thomas Moule was one of the finest Victorian mapmakers and is regarded as the true follower of John Speed in the cartographic history of Britain. Moule’s beautifully observed county and city maps present a minutely detailed record of 19th-century England. They were first published in collectable parts between 1830 and 1837 and then published together in the extensive 2-volume masterwork The English Counties Delineated. Moule celebrated the ‘ancientness’ and history of each county by including pastoral or monument views within the maps, all framed by cartouches, festoons and architectural ornament in a variety of historical styles. But underpinning this ancient vision is the hand of the British Industrial Revolution. Moule’s maps are deeply informed by the early technical work of the Ordnance Survey and record the unstoppable growth of the major cities and the unrelenting spread of the railways. The maps have remained influential and highly collectable as both originals and as reproductions. For the first time in a generation this new large-format volume, comprising 55 county and city maps, presents the main body of Thomas Moule’s work alongside his original detailed text descriptions. The book’s Introduction explains Moule’s career as a writer and antiquary and sets his celebrated maps in the context of the technical cartographic revolution in which they were published. The book examines the wide-ranging artistic and cultural influences exhibited as Moule combines accurate cartography with highly decorative architectural frames and evocative, Romantic, pastoral views of the England he so cherished. In doing so it positions him alongside his fellow celebrated Victorian pioneers, including George Virtue, William Westall, Walter Scott, Charles Dickens, JMW Turner, Augustus Pugin, Edward Stanford and George Bradshaw.Trade Review'This large format volume is stupendous.' * Lets Talk! *'This large-format map book perfectly exemplifies Victorian artistry in its awe-inspiring meticulousness.' * Geographical *
£24.00
Batsford Ltd Atlas of Imagined Places: from Lilliput to Gotham
Book SynopsisWINNER, Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards 2022: Illustrated Travel Book of the Year. HIGHLY COMMENDED, British Cartographic Society Awards 2022. From Stephen King’s Salem’s Lot to the superhero land of Wakanda, from Lilliput of Gulliver's Travels to Springfield in The Simpsons, this is a wondrous atlas of imagined places around the world. Locations from film, tv, literature, myths, comics and video games are plotted in a series of beautiful vintage-looking maps. The maps feature fictional buildings, towns, cities and countries plus mountains and rivers, oceans and seas. Ever wondered where the Bates Motel was based? Or Bedford Falls in It's a Wonderful Life? The authors have taken years to research the likely geography of thousands of popular culture locations that have become almost real to us. Sometimes these are easy to work out, but other times a bit of detective work is needed and the authors have been those detectives. By looking at the maps, you'll find that the revolution at Animal Farm happened next to Winnie the Pooh's home. Each location has an an extended index entry plus coordinates so you can find it on the maps. Illuminating essays accompanying the maps give a great insight into the stories behind the imaginary places, from Harry Potter's wizardry to Stone Age Bedrock in the Flintstones. A stunning map collection of invented geography and topography drawn from the world’s imagination. Fascinating and beautiful, this is an essential book for any popular culture fan and map enthusiast.Trade Review‘There is much to relish in these maps’ -- Times Literary Supplement‘[A] luxe oversize book’ * New York Times *
£20.00
Batsford Ltd Atlas of Imagined Cities: Who lives where in TV,
Book SynopsisFrom the Ghostbusters HQ in New York to Nemo’s fish tank in Sydney, from the Phantom of the Opera’s Parisian lair to scenes from Grand Theft Auto in LA, this is an amazing atlas of imaginary locations in real-life cities around the world. Locations from film, TV, books, computer games and comics are ingeniously plotted on a series of beautiful vintage-looking maps.Feauturing 14 of the world’s greatest cities, the maps show exactly where your favourite characters lived, loved, worked and played, and where iconic scenes took place. The locations have been painstakingly tracked down, mapped, annotated and wittily divulged by the authors, and an extensive index helps you find them all. Within the pages of this book, you'll discover:• Where in London super-spies James Bond and George Smiley are neighbours.• The route of the exciting San Francisco car chase in Bullitt.• The Tokyo homes of all the magical girls from the classic Sailor Moon anime.And many more fascinating locations drawn from the world’s imagination.Accompanying the maps are illuminating essays that explain how the authors came to their decisions, along with explorations of the key locations and fun timelines of imaginary events. Find out how to get to Sesame Street, where to join Starfleet and thousands of other places besides, in this indispensable guidebook to all those places you always wanted to visit – if only they were real. Trade Review‘Oh what fun! … allows access to a creative world and is overflowing with information and beautifully drawn maps.’ LoveReading‘Brimful of intriguing curiosities … the maps are a thing of beauty’ Perceptive Travel
£21.25
Whittles Publishing From Cassackia to Kazakhstan
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£22.50
Bodleian Library Lost Maps of the Caliphs
Book SynopsisAbout a millennium ago, in Cairo, someone completed a large and richly illustrated book. In the course of thirty-five chapters, our unknown author guided the reader on a journey from the outermost cosmos and planets to Earth and its lands, islands, features and inhabitants. This treatise, known as The Book of Curiosities, was unknown to modern scholars until a remarkable manuscript copy surfaced in 2000. Lost Maps of the Caliphs provides the first general overview of The Book of Curiosities and the unique insight it offers into medieval Islamic thought. Opening with an account of the remarkable discovery of the manuscript and its purchase by the Bodleian Library, the authors use The Book of Curiosities to re-evaluate the development of astrology, geography and cartography in the first four centuries of Islam. Early astronomical ‘maps’ and drawings demonstrate the medieval understanding of the structure of the cosmos and illustrate the pervasive assumption that almost any visible celestial event had an effect upon life on Earth. Lost Maps of the Caliphs also reconsiders the history of global communication networks at the turn of the previous millennium. Not only is The Book of Curiosities one of the greatest achievements of medieval map-making, it is also a remarkable contribution to the story of Islamic civilization.Trade Review'This study is the first overview of a masterpiece of medieval mapmaking and Islamic civilisation.' * Apollo *“With its focus on eleventh-century Fatimid Cairo, 'Lost Maps of the Caliphs' reinterprets early Islamic apprehensions of the earth and the heavens, while reorienting our modern understanding of medieval Arabic mapmaking and its part in the transmission of Late Antique cartographic knowledge. A remarkable and important book of dazzling scholarship.” -- Jerry Brotton * author of A History of the World in Twelve Maps *“The two authors, Savage-Smith on the heavens and Rapoport on the earth, explain 'The Book of Curiosities' with exemplary scholarship and lucidity. Like the manuscript itself, this companion volume vastly enhances our understanding of the classical Arabic worldview in all its rich complexity." -- Hugh N. Kennedy * SOAS, University of London *“'Lost Maps of the Caliphs' is organized along the lines of the original manuscript, and exceptionally well documented, using a dazzling range of sources in an equally dazzling range of languages. The result is totally fascinating, with untold potential to illuminate any treatment of the medieval world on any continent in the Eastern Hemisphere.” -- Ingrid Rowland * University of Notre Dame *
£33.75
Bodleian Library Islamic Maps
Book SynopsisSpanning the Islamic world, from ninth-century Baghdad to nineteenth-century Iran, this book tells the story of the key Muslim map-makers and the art of Islamic cartography. Muslims were uniquely placed to explore the edges of the inhabited world and their maps stretched from Isfahan to Palermo, from Istanbul to Cairo and Aden. Over a similar period, Muslim artists developed distinctive styles, often based on geometrical patterns and calligraphy. Map-makers, including al-Khwārazmī and al-Idrīsī, combined novel cartographical techniques with art, science and geographical knowledge. The results could be aesthetically stunning and mathematically sophisticated, politically charged as well as a celebration of human diversity. 'Islamic Maps' examines Islamic visual interpretations of the world in their historical context, through the lives of the map-makers themselves. What was the purpose of their maps, what choices did they make and what was the argument they were trying to convey? Lavishly illustrated with stunning manuscripts, beautiful instruments and Qibla charts, this book shows how maps constructed by Muslim map-makers capture the many dimensions of Islamic civilisation, providing a window into the worldviews of Islamic societies.Trade Review‘This book is adorned with abundant and exquisite illustrations of maps from the ninth to the seventeenth centuries. Rapoport elegantly categorizes the complicated nature of Islamic maps for his readers and makes them accessible.’ -- Pınar Emīralīoğlu, Associate Professor‘A beautifully designed, elegantly written guide to the magnificent and mysterious maps from the medieval Islamic world, where every map is a unique mix of science, art, ideology and power.’ -- Emilie Savage-Smith, FBA
£31.50
Bodleian Library Talking Maps
Book SynopsisEvery map tells a story. Some provide a narrative for travellers, explorers and surveyors or offer a visual account of changes to people’s lives, places and spaces, while others tell imaginary tales, transporting us to fictional worlds created by writers and artists. In turn, maps generate more stories, taking users on new journeys in search of knowledge and adventure. Drawing on the Bodleian Library’s outstanding map collection and covering almost a thousand years, 'Talking Maps' takes a new approach to map-making by showing how maps and stories have always been intimately entwined. Including such rare treasures as a unique map of the Mediterranean from the eleventh-century Arabic 'Book of Curiosities', al-Sharīf al-Idrīsī’s twelfth-century world map, C.S. Lewis’s map of Narnia, J.R.R. Tolkien’s cosmology of Middle-earth and Grayson Perry’s twenty-first-century tapestry map, this fascinating book analyses maps as objects that enable us to cross sea and land; as windows into alternative and imaginary worlds; as guides to reaching the afterlife; as tools to manage cities, nations, even empires; as images of environmental change; and as digitized visions of the global future. By telling the stories behind the artefacts and those generated by them, 'Talking Maps' reveals how each map is not just a tool for navigation but also a worldly proposal that helps us to understand who we are by describing where we are.Trade Review'A book dedicated to the romantic, the beautiful, the mysterious, the intriguing and the fascinating … beautifully produced, copiously illustrated in full-colour, excellent value and a joy to behold.' * Sheetlines (The Journal of The Charles Close Society for the Study of Ordnance Survey Maps) *'The weight and size of the book promised a plethora of detail, images and various carthographic representations, and unsurprisingly I was not disappointed. … incredibly interesting and informative … an exceptional piece of literature that does well to selectively choose a range of maps and cartographies from a collection of over one and a half million. ... Brotton and Millea have done a fantastic job and have achieved their aim to celebrate the creation, function and purpose of maps, using specific examples that cover nearly two millenia.' * The Bulletin of the Society of Cartographers *'While there is something for everyone in Talking Maps, it is not just a breezy coffee-table tome.' * IMCOS (International Map Collectors Society) *'This is a well-designed and presented book. There are many maps spread throughout the pages and theses are discussed and analysed in a very easy to digest manner. … A very good read.’ * The Globe *
£31.50
Bodleian Library The Selden Map of China: A New Understanding of
Book SynopsisDating from the seventeenth century at the height of the Ming Dynasty, the Selden Map of China reveals a country very different from popular conceptions of the time, looking not inward to the Asian landmass but outward to the sea. Painted in multiple colours on three pieces of Mitsumata paper, this beautifully decorative map of China was discovered to be a seafaring chart showing Ming Dynasty trade routes. It is the earliest surviving example of Chinese merchant cartography and is evidence that Ming China was outward-looking, capitalistic and vibrant. Exploring the commercial aims of the Ming Dynasty, the port city of Quanzhou and its connections with the voyages of the early traveller Zheng He, this book describes the historical background of the era in which the map was used. It also includes an analysis of the skills and techniques involved in Chinese map-making and the significance of the compass bearings, scale and ratios found on the map, all of which combine to represent a breakthrough in cartographic techniques. The enthralling story revealed by this extraordinary artefact is central to an understanding of the long history of China’s relationship with the sea and with the wider world.Trade Review'…Nie's discussion of the Selden Map [is] a fascinating reminder of the inherently political nature of maps - both ancient and modern - and the importance of maintaining a critical reading of geopolitcs in approaching any cartographic treasures.' * The Globe *'Not only is the text both informative and easy to read, but the numerous images and elegant graphics make this attractive volume the perfect introduction to a highly-important map...a worthy and desirable addition to the library of any serious sinologist or enthusiastic cartophile.' * IMCOS (International Map Collectors' Society) Journal *'A friendly and approachable insight to the Ming Dynasty. … Nie has opened the door to a plethora of conversations regarding the preservation and conservation of artefacts and documents, so that today's society can also reflect on centuries of development and contribute towards more accurate understandings of history.' * The Bulletin of the Society of Cartographers *'This book uncovers the history behind the map, from its groundbreaking cartographic techniques to the wider context of Chinese map-making.' * The Arts Society.org *'If the sign of a good book is its ability to draw in the reader … then 'The Selden Map of China' is indeed a winner. When he opened it, your reviewer had given little thought to ancient Chinese cartography. By the time he had finished it, he was gripped.' * Sheetlines *
£19.00
Heritage Cartography Greenock 1856 Map
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£12.75
Heritage Cartography St Andrews 1854 Map
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£13.50
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Bradshaw's Railway Folded Map 1907
Book SynopsisAt the turn of the 20th century the rail network extended to over 23,000 miles, very nearly the circumference of the world the greatest length it was ever to achieve. Some urban routes had closed and later, hundreds of rural lines and stations succumbed to the Beeching axe. This map shows the network in its heyday before the decline commenced.
£9.49
Royal Irish Academy Renaissance Galway: delineating the
Book SynopsisRenaissance Galway is the next ancillary publication from the Irish Historic Towns Atlas. The subject of the book is the remarkable ‘pictorial map’ of Galway, which was produced in the mid-seventeenth century. It offers a bird’s eye view of Galway city at this time and presents insights into the cultural, sociopolitical and religious outlook of the local ruling elite — the so-called ‘tribes’ of Galway. Originally intended as a wall hanging, it was produced to impress and remains a centrepiece of Galway’s visual history. Only two copies of the original printed map are known to exist and it is the well-preserved version from Trinity College, Dublin that is reproduced in Renaissance Galway. Following the format of previous map-guides from the Irish Historic Towns Atlas, the book presents carefully selected extracts from the pictorial map, each accompanied by a commentary. These range from descriptions of particular buildings or areas, to aspects of everyday life that are revealed in the map. In an introductory essay, the author ponders the many mysteries that continue to surround the pictorial map of Galway — its origins, compilers and purpose. Together the map extracts and accompanying texts offer a new perspective — a window into the culture and mindset of Galway’s mid-seventeenth century ruling Catholic elite. The modern viewer is invited to inhabit the world of ‘Renaissance Galway’. The Irish Historic Towns Atlas is a research project of the Royal Irish Academy and is part of a wider European scheme. www.ihta.ieTrade Review'Paul Walsh has selected 38 sections of the map, blown them up, and accompanied each with a wonderfully informative explanatory essay, and in doing so has presented us with a remarkable visual tour of the urban landscape of the period and also various coats of arms, allegorical images, and aspects of everyday life. [...] very highly recommended'. https://www.advertiser.ie/galway/article/110522/balls-bridge-1685 -- Tom Kenny * Balls Bridge, 1685 *'38 chapters, or exciting avenues of extra knowledge, backed up by amazing large illustrations from sections of the map, insert even more life into this amazing piece of urban cartography. The amount of research undertaken by the author is immense'. -- Peadar O'Dowd * Putting Galway's past and future heritage on the map *'It is a remarkable and wonderful piece of work... There is much to savour here'. -- Joe Culley * Book Worm *
£12.00
Cameron & Company Inc Gold Mountain, Big City: Ken Cathcart’s 1947
Book SynopsisThe unique character of San Francisco’s Chinatown is revealed in a historical map and fascinating photographs This colorful and celebratory time capsule of San Francisco’s Chinatown—the largest Chinese community outside of Asia—shares the stories of the unique businesses, culture, and people encountered by map illustrator Ken Cathcart between 1939 and 1955. Each section of this stylized map, supplemented by Cathcart’s never-before-seen black-and-white photographs, is explained in meticulous detail, revealing glimpses of the immigration story universal to America and exploring the struggles, triumphs, and enduring legacy of this vibrant community.Trade ReviewUrban historians and armchair travelers alike will enjoy this spectacular tour. * Publishers Weekly *“... this stylized cultural map of the largest Chinese community outside of Asia is brought to life by vivid details and photographs.” * The New York Times *
£30.00
Dr Ludwig Reichert Repertorium Alterer Topographie: Druckgraphik Von
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£324.00
Vida Publishers Clie Atlas Esencial de la Biblia
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£26.58
White Star A Journey Back in Time Through Maps
Book SynopsisIn our modern day and age, when satellite imagery and GPS services like Google Maps, offer strikingly accurate images of the world, we can easily forget that for most of human history the world was an unknown tabula rasa on which cartographers, scientists, men of god, and kings imprinted their own dreams and ideals. This new extended edition, with the addition of about 15 maps, explores changing perceptions of the world map through the centuries and across multiple vastly different cultures. It juxtaposes 18th century Buddhist cartography in Japan with European mercantile maps of the same period. It travels with speculative cartographers and they argue in the scientific academies of Paris, London, and St. Petersburg over theories about what 'must' fill the great unknown. The book observes the emergence of the modern world view through the cartographic lens.
£25.50
White Star Great City Plans: Visions and Evolutions Through
Book SynopsisThis book is an overview of plans, maps, and occasionally map-views of great cities all over the world. It follows the development of the city plan from its earliest stages in the Renaissance, through the Enlightenment, to the colonial city, the Grand Tour, Asian cities, the Industrial Revolution, gold rush and frontier cities, the administrative city plan, and finally the modern pictorial city map. Each map will be accompanied by a textual description of the map placing it within its historical, political, social, and /or economic context. In addition, we will also include short biographies of the cartographers who produced each map highlighting their contributions to cartography. While the work will cover many of the world's great cities, the book revolves around a loose group of anchor cities with a long mapping heritage, such as New York, London, Paris, Beijing, Tokyo, Rome, and others, that appear repeatedly as the book progresses through different styles and eras of the urban plan. This enables readers to better understand how the city plan has changed over time as well as how these great cities have changed and, at the same time, extrapolate a better understanding of the other city plans offered. While the book follows a loose chronical progression, overlapping urban planning and cultural differences, prevent this book from following a strict chronological order.
£25.50
Brill Terrae Incognitae Mapping the Unknown
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£135.90
Brill Mapping Travel: The Origins and Conventions of
Book SynopsisDrawing on a thousand years of European travel writing and mapmaking, Dym suggests that after centuries of text-based itineraries and on-the spot directions guiding travelers and constituting their reports, maps in the fifteenth century emerged as tools for Europeans to support and report the results of land and sea travel. With each succeeding generation, these linear journey maps have become increasingly common and complex, responding to changes in forms of transportation, such as air and motor car ‘flight’ and print technology, especially the advent of multi-color printing. This is their story.Table of ContentsMapping Travel: The Origins and Conventions of Western Journey Maps Jordana Dym Abstract Keywords Introduction 1 Travel Writing and Mapping: Definitions and Sources 2 Historiography 3 Before the Line: Points and Lists 4 Early Journey Maps: From Implicit to Explicit Lines 5 Conventions of the Journey Map: Lines, Space and Time 6 Journey Maps in the Eighteenth Century: Up and Down the Line 7 Journey Maps in the Steam Age: Retracings, Erasure and Colored Lines 8 The Leap from the Page to the Screen Conclusion Acknowledgments References
£71.44
Brill Frames that Speak: Cartouches on Early Modern
Book SynopsisThis lavishly illustrated book is the first systematic exploration of cartographic cartouches, the decorated frames that surround the title, or other text or imagery, on historic maps. It addresses the history of their development, the sources cartographers used in creating them, and the political, economic, historical, and philosophical messages their symbols convey. Cartouches are the most visually appealing parts of maps, and also spaces where the cartographer uses decoration to express his or her interests—so they are key to interpreting maps. The book discusses thirty-three cartouches in detail, which range from 1569 to 1821, and were chosen for the richness of their imagery. The book will open your eyes to a new way of looking at maps.
£136.80
Lannoo Publishers Maps that Made History: 1000 Years of World
Book SynopsisMaps that Made History is like a 1000-year-long journey around the world; every one of the carefully selected maps featured here has influenced the course of history in some way. This beautifully illustrated book gathers 100 marvellous old maps, each with a fascinating story to tell, from a 12th century Persian world atlas to a Soviet spy map. These maps were used to resolve conflicts, situate battles, construct a road or a canal, establish important shipping routes, even as propaganda tools. All the maps are reproduced in an oversized format, while accompanying text from an experienced team of historians explains the importance of each one.
£72.00
Amsterdam University Press Motion in Maps, Maps in Motion: Mapping Stories
Book SynopsisMotion in Maps, Maps in Motion argues that the mapping of stories, movement, and change should not be understood as an innovation of contemporary cartography, but rather as an important aspect of human cartography with a longer history than might be assumed. The authors in this collection reflect upon the main characteristics and evolutions of story and motion mapping, from the figurative news and history maps that were mass-produced in early modern Europe, through the nineteenth- and twentieth-century flow maps that appeared in various atlases, up to the digital and interactive motion and personalized maps that are created today. Rather than presenting a clear and homogeneous history from the past up until the present, this book offers a toolbox for understanding and interpreting the complex interplays and links between narrative, motion, and maps.Trade Review"Karten sind hier Oberflächen, Multimedia-Pakete und hybride Datensammlungen. Sie stehen online, werden geteilt und verlinkt, geklickt und gescrollt. Als Nutzer*innen interagieren und navigieren wir, photoshoppen und animieren, zoomen hinein und hinaus. [...] Auf gut 180 Seiten haben die Herausgeber sechs historische Fallstudien und einen abschließenden Kommentar zusammengestellt, die deutlich erkennen lassen, dass Karten längst nicht so starr sind, wie sie auf den ersten Blick scheinen."- Christian Holtorf, Hochschule Coburg, Coburg, Deutschland, Geographica Helvetica, 2021Table of Contents0. Introduction - Jörn Seemann, Zef Segal and Bram Vannieuwenhuyze 1. The New World Map and the Old: The Moving Narrative of Joan Blaeu's Nova Totius Terrarum Orbis Tabula (1648) - Djoeke van Netten 2. Entangled Maps: Topography and Narratives in Early Modern Story Maps - Bram Vannieuwenhuyze 3. Flow Mapping through the Times: The Transition from Harness to Nazi Propaganda - Zef Segal 4. The Tensions of Heterochronicity on Cartographies of Imperial Motion in Japan -Radu Leca 5. A school atlas as a history machine: The Bosatlas on-line - Ferjan Ormeling 6. Facebook Cartographies and the Mapping of Local History: Storied Maps from the American Middletown -Jörn Seemann 7. 'Change-of-State' in the History of Cartography - Mark Monmonier List of Figures Index
£121.60
